Geoff's CWGC search site-Simply the best !

Ron Goldstein · 12-03-2008, 08:35 AM

At the risk of repeating myself, I cannot stress too much how valuable Geoff's site is.

Just in case you have yet to pay a visit to the site , here is the link:
http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php

For the first time I have been able to get a definitive list of ALL the men who fell in both of the two regiments in which I served simply by keying in (to UNIT TEXT) the name of the regiment.
In my case:
4th Queen's Own Hussars
49 lt aa (49th Light Ack Ack Rgt. RA)

This is how the search results will appear (49th LAA)
Page 1 of 5
001 ADAMSON, C 2925697 16/12/1942
002 ARKWRIGHT, W 1821172 27/11/1942
003 BACON, WA 1734151 20/04/1941
004 BAINES, JR 1681710 03/12/1942
005 BASS, K 6401408 21/10/1943
006 BEATTIE, GW 1678859 10/09/1941
007 BOURNE, TG 11426035 06/12/1942
008 BUCKLEY, GE 1681743 02/07/1941
009 BURNARD, RG 14316033 14/04/1944
010 BUTTLER, EG 1679324 26/10/1946
011 CARTER, N 1636584 05/12/1942
012 CATTLE, FA 1831067 30/05/1944
013 CHARMAN, ET 1681752 16/12/1942
014 CHISNALL, FLE 2041114 03/11/1943
015 CODRAI, JA 2082018 08/01/1943
016 COMPTON, EC 1681760 09/08/1943
017 COVERDALE, J 1765451 24/11/1942
018 COWLEY, FH 1605889 03/10/1943
019 CRAGG, WD 1691410 01/12/1942 - 03/12/1942
020 CREASEY, W 1602087 11/02/1943

Well done Geoff !

marcus69x · 12-03-2008, 10:08 AM

Who's Geoff? Is Geoff a member of this forum?

Ron Goldstein · 12-03-2008, 10:21 AM

Marcus

He most certainly is !

See below:

This is a new forum section specifically dedicated to Geoff501 and his impressive search engine.

The WW2 Commonwealth Casualty Search Engine

We reckon it's a significant contribution to the field and well worth supporting in every way we can. To that end we've offered Geoff this space to do what he likes with regarding his work, be it updates, announcements or any other 'notes & queries'.
To all intents this is very much 'his' forum & we'll be sorting out full edit powers for him within this area shortly.

We're pleased that he's happy to make use of us and hope it proves a useful resource for the forum & it's members while simultaneously assisting with a serious WW2 related project or two.

Well worth checking out his main cryptography site as well:

The Crypto Barn

In short; Welcome to WW2Talk Geoff, may the relationship prove beneficial to all.

Cheers,
Adam & the Mod/Admin gang.

Owen · 12-03-2008, 10:36 AM

I most useful tool.
I very often use it to look up certain men or units.
An excellent resource.

von Poop · 12-03-2008, 12:12 PM

Use it a few times and you'll find yourself largely discarding the main CWGC site, I could never have found some men killed while boarding French ships in British harbours during Operation catapult without it.
A date and the names of their ships were enough.

Gotthard Heinrici · 12-03-2008, 12:50 PM

Its a fantastic resource and one that is a serious tool for anyone with an interest in the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces in WW2.

geoff501 · 12-03-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus69x

Who's Geoff? Is Geoff a member of this forum?

Marcus, get down off that moon!

geoff

Paul Reed · 13-03-2008, 12:10 AM

Find myself using his website all the time, as it enables you to find all sorts of useful stuff. One of the best sites that has come online in years, IMHO.

GPRegt · 14-03-2008, 06:07 PM

Have found it especially useful in helping enquirers, about a particular relative, find all members who fell in that relative's unit.

Steve W.

dbf · 26-03-2008, 03:12 PM

Geoff,
You answered my 3 Bn IG prayers with this. Sorry I didn't see it sooner myself.
Wie dumm von mir! [To paraphrase Rommel]
Diane

12-03-2008, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 699	Geoff's CWGC search site-Simply the best ! At the risk of repeating myself, I cannot stress too much how valuable Geoff's site is. Just in case you have yet to pay a visit to the site , here is the link: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php For the first time I have been able to get a definitive list of ALL the men who fell in both of the two regiments in which I served simply by keying in (to UNIT TEXT) the name of the regiment. In my case: 4th Queen's Own Hussars 49 lt aa (49th Light Ack Ack Rgt. RA) This is how the search results will appear (49th LAA) Page 1 of 5 001 ADAMSON, C 2925697 16/12/1942 002 ARKWRIGHT, W 1821172 27/11/1942 003 BACON, WA 1734151 20/04/1941 004 BAINES, JR 1681710 03/12/1942 005 BASS, K 6401408 21/10/1943 006 BEATTIE, GW 1678859 10/09/1941 007 BOURNE, TG 11426035 06/12/1942 008 BUCKLEY, GE 1681743 02/07/1941 009 BURNARD, RG 14316033 14/04/1944 010 BUTTLER, EG 1679324 26/10/1946 011 CARTER, N 1636584 05/12/1942 012 CATTLE, FA 1831067 30/05/1944 013 CHARMAN, ET 1681752 16/12/1942 014 CHISNALL, FLE 2041114 03/11/1943 015 CODRAI, JA 2082018 08/01/1943 016 COMPTON, EC 1681760 09/08/1943 017 COVERDALE, J 1765451 24/11/1942 018 COWLEY, FH 1605889 03/10/1943 019 CRAGG, WD 1691410 01/12/1942 - 03/12/1942 020 CREASEY, W 1602087 11/02/1943 Well done Geoff ! __________________ 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; 12-03-2008 at 08:47 AM.

12-03-2008, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 699	Marcus He most certainly is ! See below: This is a new forum section specifically dedicated to Geoff501 and his impressive search engine. The WW2 Commonwealth Casualty Search Engine We reckon it's a significant contribution to the field and well worth supporting in every way we can. To that end we've offered Geoff this space to do what he likes with regarding his work, be it updates, announcements or any other 'notes & queries'. To all intents this is very much 'his' forum & we'll be sorting out full edit powers for him within this area shortly. We're pleased that he's happy to make use of us and hope it proves a useful resource for the forum & it's members while simultaneously assisting with a serious WW2 related project or two. Well worth checking out his main cryptography site as well: The Crypto Barn In short; Welcome to WW2Talk Geoff, may the relationship prove beneficial to all. Cheers, Adam & the Mod/Admin gang. __________________ 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

12-03-2008, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,679	Use it a few times and you'll find yourself largely discarding the main CWGC site, I could never have found some men killed while boarding French ships in British harbours during Operation catapult without it. A date and the names of their ships were enough. __________________ It's only the Internet.

12-03-2008, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	Its a fantastic resource and one that is a serious tool for anyone with an interest in the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces in WW2. __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

13-03-2008, 12:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France Posts: 2,854	Find myself using his website all the time, as it enables you to find all sorts of useful stuff. One of the best sites that has come online in years, IMHO. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

12-03-2008, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,362	Who's Geoff? Is Geoff a member of this forum?

12-03-2008, 10:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,686	I most useful tool. I very often use it to look up certain men or units. An excellent resource.

14-03-2008, 06:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
GPRegt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 126	Have found it especially useful in helping enquirers, about a particular relative, find all members who fell in that relative's unit. Steve W. __________________ The Glider Pilot Regiment 1942 - 1945 Assault Glider Trust

26-03-2008, 03:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
dbf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Co Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 664	Geoff, You answered my 3 Bn IG prayers with this. Sorry I didn't see it sooner myself. Wie dumm von mir! [To paraphrase Rommel] Diane

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