From my town.

Owen · 21-03-2008, 11:28 PM

Geoff,
Just looked up "Swindon" and got 352 results.
I noticed one at Cassino.
CWGC :: Casualty Details
So I though, if I wanted to find all Swindonians in a particular Cemetery, how would I do that?
Or is it not possible.
I've just searched for "Upper Stratton" & found even more men than I knew about already.
Some weren't on the War memorial at St Philips Church which is all i had to go on at the time.
Now have 20 Upper Stratton names.

geoff501 · 22-03-2008, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Owen D

So I though, if I wanted to find all Swindonians in a particular Cemetery, how would I do that?
Or is it not possible.

Owen,

It is not possible on line since I have no index to burials. I thought about adding this feature but it would be a lot of work (there are thousands of cemeteries and memorials, I've not even counted them all yet).

If you have a particular cemetery(s) that you're interested in, I could probably do it easily from here in my hut-six computer room.

cheers,

Geoff

Owen · 22-03-2008, 10:04 AM

Ok , Geoff.
Sorry seem to be asking too much of your search engine.
The other thought was would I be able to search for all of a particular unit in a Cemetery.
ie all Wiltshires at Anzio, so that would be a "NO" too then?

edit. why can't the search engne find "Cemetery:CASSINO WAR CEMETERY"

in a casualties detials?

geoff501 · 22-03-2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Owen D

Ok , Geoff.
Sorry seem to be asking too much of your search engine.
The other thought was would I be able to search for all of a particular unit in a Cemetery.
ie all Wiltshires at Anzio, so that would be a "NO" too then?

edit. why can't the search engne find "Cemetery:CASSINO WAR CEMETERY"

in a casualties detials?

Owen,

There is no cemetery data in the search engine, so it cannot search on this.
For the same reason, unit + cemetery cannot be searched.
Perhaps in time, this feature can be added?

Seems to be 3 from Swindon at Cassino, the other two are:

CWGC :: Casualty Details
CWGC :: Casualty Details

cheers,

geoff

Owen · 22-03-2008, 10:21 AM

Cheers Geoff.
I'm slowly going through all 352 and finding many Naval chaps there.
I really must spread by reading of WW2 across the services not just the Infantry.
Also found a DFC winner with the Pathfinders.
As said before, this search engine is bloody great.

geoff501 · 22-03-2008, 11:21 AM

Owen,

Seeing as it's Easter, and I cannot afford to buy you an expensive chocolate egg, here's a present:

http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2/WiltshiresatRestWW2.html

cheers,

geoff

geoff501 · 22-03-2008, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Owen D

Ok , Geoff.
The other thought was would I be able to search for all of a particular unit in a Cemetery.
ie all Wiltshires at Anzio, so that would be a "NO" too then?

geoff501 · 22-03-2008, 12:00 PM

When I post a URL link, the forum seems to check the URL and then add a page header - in this case they are all the same!. I've tried to edit these previously and it did not work very well. Must be a way to suppress this?

geoff

von Poop · 22-03-2008, 01:43 PM

Other than by a farly tortuous manual proccess I've not found a way Geoff. As the headings of search results like those are all the same the Vbulletin software will pick 'em all up as the same and post as so, even though the links are different.

Cheers,
Adam

Owen · 22-03-2008, 03:16 PM

Blimey Geoff, thanks!
1078 graves to find!
I might need some new printer ink before I print that one off.

Another upshoot of finding those Swindon men as there were quite a few in the 4th Norfolks with Army numbers that showed they originally enlisted in the Wilts Regt.
They were at Singapore , some died there, others as POWs.
Very sad to learn.

21-03-2008, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	From my town. Geoff, Just looked up "Swindon" and got 352 results. I noticed one at Cassino. CWGC :: Casualty Details So I though, if I wanted to find all Swindonians in a particular Cemetery, how would I do that? Or is it not possible. I've just searched for "Upper Stratton" & found even more men than I knew about already. Some weren't on the War memorial at St Philips Church which is all i had to go on at the time. Now have 20 Upper Stratton names. Last edited by Owen; 22-03-2008 at 12:08 AM.

22-03-2008, 10:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	Ok , Geoff. Sorry seem to be asking too much of your search engine. The other thought was would I be able to search for all of a particular unit in a Cemetery. ie all Wiltshires at Anzio, so that would be a "NO" too then? edit. why can't the search engne find "Cemetery:CASSINO WAR CEMETERY" in a casualties detials? Last edited by Owen; 22-03-2008 at 10:07 AM.

22-03-2008, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
geoff501 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 150	Owen, Seeing as it's Easter, and I cannot afford to buy you an expensive chocolate egg, here's a present: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2/WiltshiresatRestWW2.html cheers, geoff __________________ The WW2 Commonwealth Casualty Search Engine: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php

22-03-2008, 12:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
geoff501 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 150	When I post a URL link, the forum seems to check the URL and then add a page header - in this case they are all the same!. I've tried to edit these previously and it did not work very well. Must be a way to suppress this? geoff __________________ The WW2 Commonwealth Casualty Search Engine: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php

22-03-2008, 01:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,687	Other than by a farly tortuous manual proccess I've not found a way Geoff. As the headings of search results like those are all the same the Vbulletin software will pick 'em all up as the same and post as so, even though the links are different. Cheers, Adam __________________ It's only the Internet.

22-03-2008, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	Cheers Geoff. I'm slowly going through all 352 and finding many Naval chaps there. I really must spread by reading of WW2 across the services not just the Infantry. Also found a DFC winner with the Pathfinders. As said before, this search engine is bloody great.

22-03-2008, 03:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	Blimey Geoff, thanks! 1078 graves to find! I might need some new printer ink before I print that one off. Another upshoot of finding those Swindon men as there were quite a few in the 4th Norfolks with Army numbers that showed they originally enlisted in the Wilts Regt. They were at Singapore , some died there, others as POWs. Very sad to learn.

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