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Indexed photos of WW1 soldiers

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:{{{0())~} Ian مْر

:{{{0())~} Ian مْر Report 17 Jan 2006 12:19

Nice site to find a relative's photo, search by surname or browse by regiment. You have to buy them, though :-) http://www(.)ww1photos(.)com Ian

Merry

Merry Report 17 Jan 2006 12:39

Brilliant site!! Saw they have a photo of a friend's great-uncle.....must dash to email her.....I don't think she has seen a pic of him before!!!! Thankyou, thankyou................dashing away.................... Merry

Trudy

Trudy Report 17 Jan 2006 14:08

Thanks Ian, I'll give it a try. Looby

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 17 Jan 2006 20:11

Ian, your a right treasure hunter, (or should I say 'finder')Brilliant! Cheers Dolly.

Peter

Peter Report 17 Jan 2006 20:39

Probably many of these photographs are taken from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, which holds 7000 photographs and 25,000 biographies of servicemen who were killed. It's published in 5 parts by Naval and Military Press - who have an eBay store where it sells for £75. As such, I think it's a bit rich of this site to charge £2.50 per photo, though I guess you're also paying for the indexing work and search facility. Wouldn't most major libraries hold De Ruvigny, though? I'd recommend http://www(.)silentcities(.)co(.)uk as a similar website.

Merry

Merry Report 17 Jan 2006 20:57

But Peter.....my local main library has recently spent millions on a complete rebuild ....they don't have any BOOKS any more!! LOL Merry

:{{{0())~} Ian مْر

:{{{0())~} Ian مْر Report 17 Jan 2006 21:42

Personally, I don't think £2.50 for a photo is bad at all. Much less than it would cost me to drive to my nearest library 27 miles away and then pay for a photocopy :-) Better value than any medal card I've paid £3.50 for as well! Just a pity none of mine are there. Ian

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 17 Jan 2006 23:38

what a wonderful site well worth £2.50 a photo just wish I could find my lot thanks again

Horatia

Horatia Report 18 Jan 2006 00:15

Ian, Great website which I enjoyed seeing but beware the bit where you can upload your own photos. That section is absolutely PLAGUED with pop up adverts inviting you to click this and click that and offering to fix registry errors - shame because it's a great idea and a nicely put together website - shame it is spoilt by those pop ups in the Visitors Public Album Section - in that bit PROCEED WITH CARE! I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 with built in Pop Up Blocker but still those sneaky pop ups were getting through! Cheers, Horatia

:{{{0())~} Ian مْر

:{{{0())~} Ian مْر Report 18 Jan 2006 00:16

Ah, never tried that part but thanks for the heads up. I hate those things. It's just dropped a notch in my estimation then! Cheers Ian