Search Problem - Page 2

Paul Reed · 30-01-2008, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoff501

Make sure you put the data in the correct field. Easily done wrong. 72 med should be in the unit text field. I've done this wrong a few times!

geoff

Ah-ha - that was it.

Thanks very much, Geoff.

geoff501 · 30-01-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Reed

Doesn't seem to identify them, however.

33 of the 36 of these records have the phrase "son of....", I could apply my 'Brother Finder' to these.

("son of...." is very common, but "brother of...." rarely found, even when a brother also fell)

There are also two more attached to this unit, Jervis, Army Catering Corps and Fletcher, Royal Corps of Signals. Neither of these fit as brothers within the unit.

geoff

Paul Reed · 30-01-2008, 03:58 PM

Thanks for that, Geoff. I fear that the vet in question may have got this wrong.

geoff501 · 30-01-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Reed

I fear that the vet in question may have got this wrong.

Easily done after so many years. However I ran the finder for the 73 regt men against all other casualties - no match was found.

geoff

Paul Reed · 30-01-2008, 09:28 PM

Thanks Geoff.

Ron Goldstein · 21-03-2008, 01:01 AM

Geoff

I continue to admire your "Geoff's Super Search" as it would more appropriately named

The other day I was wondering what, if anything, putting "Jew" into the UNIT TEXT box would produce and apart from several men from the Palestine Rgt and Jewish Brigade Group it threw up "HMS Jewell".

Just out of interest, what effect does the inclusion of inverted commas have ?

Thanks

Ron

ps
Having posted this, I did what I should have done in the first place and consulted your HELP facility. I now see under Unit text

Enter text to identify the battalion, ship or unit. Do not enter too much
text, less is usually better and avoid using . or ". Observe spaces.
Some GOOD examples:
4th bn
2nd/4th
50th bty
lusitania
Good Hope

geoff501 · 21-03-2008, 05:33 PM

Ron,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Goldstein

I continue to admire your "Geoff's Super Search" as it would more appropriately named

Yes it is rather "super" init.

Quote:

Just out of interest, what effect does the inclusion of inverted commas have ?

Yes, it tends to mess things up and find nothing. Quotes gets converted to &QUOT; - which is the HTML version.
Very few people bother to RTFM, so quite a few searches fail. (they are all logged into a log file so I can see how the thing is running).

cheers,

geoff

30-01-2008, 03:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France Posts: 3,067	Thanks for that, Geoff. I fear that the vet in question may have got this wrong. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

30-01-2008, 09:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France Posts: 3,067	Thanks Geoff. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

21-03-2008, 01:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 741	Geoff I continue to admire your "Geoff's Super Search" as it would more appropriately named The other day I was wondering what, if anything, putting "Jew" into the UNIT TEXT box would produce and apart from several men from the Palestine Rgt and Jewish Brigade Group it threw up "HMS Jewell". Just out of interest, what effect does the inclusion of inverted commas have ? Thanks Ron ps Having posted this, I did what I should have done in the first place and consulted your HELP facility. I now see under Unit text Enter text to identify the battalion, ship or unit. Do not enter too much text, less is usually better and avoid using . or ". Observe spaces. Some GOOD examples: 4th bn 2nd/4th 50th bty lusitania Good Hope __________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942 Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 Last edited by Ron Goldstein; 21-03-2008 at 07:22 AM.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Search engine - software updates.	geoff501	Geoff's Search Engine.	6	22-06-2008 12:18 PM
Defense Technical Information Center: Search	Jan7	Research Material	0	02-12-2007 05:34 PM
HMAS Sydney found?	Andy in West Oz	War at Sea	4	11-08-2007 02:29 PM
Search for veteran's family turns up empty	Andy in West Oz	World War II News Articles	0	27-07-2007 12:38 AM
Operation 'Zipper'	Mark Hone	Battle Specifics	5	14-09-2006 02:57 AM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)