War Diaries Talk

Finding completed diaries

  • calvados by calvados

    Hello

    Is it possible to find out if a particular unit diary has been completed? I'm looking for the 4th Btn Bedfordshires in 1917. I have tried using the Search function without much success, and wonder if I'm using it correctly. I'm assuming that when this project is completed a comprehensive Search function will be available to allow searches by name, place, date,unit etc.

    Thanks.

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Yes, definitely, although that search function will operate through the national archives' website, rather than here.

    For now, we have a very limited public site which gives access to the data generated for each complete diary. You can find it here: https://wd3.herokuapp.com/public

    Ctrl-F offers a limited text search function. Having a quick look through, I can see that the 4th Bedfordshires haven't been completed yet. I'm not sure when we'll get them for tagging, but we're currently chasing a new upload of diaries from the national archives so you never know, they might appear in that.

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  • calvados by calvados

    Many thanks.

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