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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: Geoff's Search Engine for the CWGC database |
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I've spotted this link today:
http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search2.php
This search index provides links to the Commonwealth War Graves Casualty database and enables searches to be made on a wider range of subjects than a direct search of the CWGC website allows.
I haven't played with the search facility yet but hopefully it will be good. _________________
Time but th' impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Geoff's Search Engine for the CWGC database |
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DerekR wrote: | I've spotted this link today:
http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search2.php
This search index provides links to the Commonwealth War Graves Casualty database and enables searches to be made on a wider range of subjects than a direct search of the CWGC website allows.
I haven't played with the search facility yet but hopefully it will be good. |
It doesn't say so on the page, but this appears to be a WW1 search page only. It won't accept a WW2 date. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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I think its presently running at about 60% of the Great War database. Nevertheless I identified about 20 'extra' casualties Blairgowrie/Rattray from searching the additional info. field! |
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geoff501
Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Worcestershire
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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I'm personally very interested in a WW2 version.
Keep up the good work!
David |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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David McNay wrote: | I'm personally very interested in a WW2 version.
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Me too.
A fantastic resource Geoff, thanks for providing it.
Regards
Adam |
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spoons
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I too would be interested in a WW2 version and this is a great internet resource. Well done and keep at it.
\Paul |
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geoff501
Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Worcestershire
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:52 am Post subject: |
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I'd just like to echo what has already been said. An amazing, and very important resource - goodness only knows how its been done!
Geoff. My apologies for underestimating the completed work. I took the 60% from a 'No records found' return which indicated this.
rgds.,
Mark |
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geoff501
Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Worcestershire
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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dhubthaigh wrote: | I'd just like to echo what has already been said. An amazing, and very important resource - goodness only knows how its been done!
Geoff. My apologies for underestimating the completed work. I took the 60% from a 'No records found' return which indicated this.
Mark |
Mark,
The index was indeed around 60% until a week or so ago when I updated it. UK index totals are now about 99.1% and other nationalities about 60%. These should increase to around 99% when I next update the index.
There are some errors in my index which are corrections to the CWGC data since I started the project, also the recent 'In From The Cold' will not be in my index.
Thanks for the comments.
geoff _________________ WW1, WW2:
www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search14-21.php
www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php
SNWM search:
www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/searchswm.php |
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geoff501
Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Worcestershire
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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I have tried them both out and they are a great resource. One comment if I may? it would be really good if you could find some way to add the forename as a search field (I know it is not present on all records). Many memorials only have first and last names - if you are presented with Jonathan Smith for example that would be an almost impossible task as it stands (532 records on CWGC own search facilty) but only 2 names on SNWM which does have a first name search field.
\Paul |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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What a disaster, Geoff's Search engine for the First World War is no longer available
When you use the link above it redirects you and then it simply comes up as:
This page has now closed.
Thank You !
Luckily the WW2 version is still there. (and the forename field Spoons mentions above is there)
I like using Geoff's search engines and this will be sorely missed by me.
Does anyone know the reason?
Adam |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know the reason but disaster indeed !!!! |
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spoons
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Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I have corresponded with him in the past. I will drop him an email.
\Paul |
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