Alan Taylor Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi there, I'm having problems trying to find James Francis George who was awarded a George V1 Imperial Service Medal. I have tried the London Gazette (they have recently updated their site) but can't find it. I would be most grateful for some assistance! Cheers, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 London Gazette 14th April 1944, GEORGE, James Francis, Overseer London Postal Region.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I don't know whether this works with the new site or not, but my trick has been to Google the name and Gazette. It has usually worked where the old Gazette search facility didn't. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Taylor Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks very much for your help. Cheers, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 The Gazette's own search engine was notoriously cranky and the new one seems worse. I'll adopt Micheal's trick, I think, in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 964 postsPosted 10 April 2014 - 10:00 AMPaul Wood, on 10 Apr 2014 - 10:18 AM, said:... the advanced search system which appears not to be there on the new version ... I would be interested to hear others experience of the site and if anyone has any tips for making it workable.PaulRe the New Gazette set up I reprint this from another forum, I hope you find this helpfulThe Advance Search is still there... but instead of having to put different search terms in different boxes (as in the old Advance Search page), one now uses the single "search box" provided... but employ the standard Boolean search terms: AND; NOT; " "; etc.For anyone who regularly uses it, I would suggest it's worthwhile spending the 2 min 44 sec required to watch their video explaining the new set-up.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Whoops pasted more than intended, please ignore all prior to re the new Gazette....Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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