This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
Boy 1st Class Walter Muddle J/26479, H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal George Frederick Fuggles CH/14856, Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Sidney George Betenson M/1295, HMS Formidable
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Leading Stoker John William Pells K/516, H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Herbert Charles Freeman SS/4916(CH), H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Signalman Walter Ernest Melluish J/15440, H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George William Whiteing 8443, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry William Weston 13788, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Morris Price 10420, South Wales Borderers
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Lewis Thomas Arnold CH/17910, Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Bennett CH/17875, Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Cecil Martin 1980, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Rodolph Algernon Persse , Rifle Brigade attached 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Senior Reserve Attendant Henri Villiers Russell M/10984, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Senior Reserve Attendant John Villiers Russell M/10985, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable."
Died 1 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Hewitt 5828, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Seeley 1727, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Douglas Saint 13798, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan)
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Dye 3192, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 3 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Arthur Sumner 1115, Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Died 3 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Thomas Kelly 5904, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 4 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Sub Lieutenant Keith Morehead Gunning Campbell , HM Submarine C31
Died 4 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Lightly Harold Birt , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Brian Wright R5741, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Carran Kneale 1547, 1/9 London Regiment
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Arthur Manley Heyes L/6999, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 6 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ross Dickenson Briscoe , Canadian Infantry
Died 6 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Victor Clark 2992, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 6 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Cecil F Stainton 2177, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 6 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Eustace Jotham VC , 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal James Andrew Dorrell 6117, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Oliver John Thomas Smith 8392, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Waddie Wishart 8394, South Wales Borderers
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter William Perry 3/10784, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Hoggard 6672, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edward Croucher L/8763, 1st East Kent Regiment
Died 8 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Bertie Gibbs 7105, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 8 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Lionel MacKinder 11539, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 9 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Robert Evelyn Orlebar , Middlesex Regiment
Died 9 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Thomas Stones 5922, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 9 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Wilton Percy Cox M10871, H.M.S. "Defiance"
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick E. Burton 8535, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Malcolm Eyton Lawrence , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Austin Joseph Damen R5752, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Hubert A Turvey 5940, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Gasson 1846, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Bainbridge R5753, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George E Barrett Y/40, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George Walton 5555, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Henry Alcock 4785, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman John George Owens R5851, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Frederick Harding Turner , The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 10 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Charles Dummer L/10612, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 11 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Webb 6473, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Greene 8707, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 12 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Thomas Richard Price 5/147, HMS "Viknor"
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Engineer Fred Bell , Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Viknor."
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Fireman M H Alderson , Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Viknor'
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Petty Officer 1st Class Edward James Akehurst 123194, HMS 'Viknor'
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alexander Steuart McArthur Roy 984, 6 Seaforth Highlanders
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John James Newman PO/14929, Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Viknor"
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Writer 2nd Leslie Charlton Arkle , Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Viknor'
Died 13 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Joseph Hartopp 1285, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 15 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Stephen Smith Gilbert 9111, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 16 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private David Rees Ware 17490, South Wales Borderers
Died 17 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Jim Walden Fortune McNaught Davis , 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers
Died 17 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Mary Thompson Kerr , Territorial Force Nursing Service
Died 17 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Raghbir Singh Pathania , 2nd Kashmir Rifles (Body Guard Regiment)
Died 18 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Commander William St John Fraser , HM Submarine E10
Died 18 January 1915
Lives of the First World War