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!
Gunner Thomas William Boyle 118158, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 January 1940
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Francis Doran F/706, Middlesex Regiment
Died 7 January 1940
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant Edward Benn Smith VC 51396, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 12 January 1940
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John Mason 13555, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 16 January 1940
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Brigadier General Vigant William De Falbe , General Staff
Died 31 January 1940
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Gunner George Gordon Chaplin 50, Royal Field Artillary
Died 6 February 1940
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Merchant Marine William Arthur Ashley , Merchant Marines
Died 22 February 1940
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Captain John Ashley 3942, South Lancashire Regiment
Died 23 February 1940
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Chauffeur Sir Henry Dennis Readett-Bayley K.B.E. , British Red Cross Society & Order of St John
Died 28 February 1940
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Lieutenant Colonel Pelham Rawstorn Papillon , 13th Essex Regiment
Died 16 March 1940
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Lieutenant General Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston , General Staff
Died 18 March 1940
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Lieutenant Colonel John Gilmour, M.P. , attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 30 March 1940
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Private Harold Needham 36160, South Lancashire Regiment
Died 19 April 1940
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Stoker 2nd Class Alfred Frederick Hanson K28776, HMS INFLEXIBLE
Died 25 May 1940
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Corporal William Amey VC 307817, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1940
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Stoker Petty Officer Herbert John Mahoney GC K. 8540, HMS Basilisk
Died 1 June 1940
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Captain Arthur George Launcelot Hendry , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 21 June 1940
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Private Gilbert Reginald Vickery 199188, Army Service Corps
Died 14 July 1940
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Private Arthur Stevens alias Smith 1038, West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 22 July 1940
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Second Lieutenant George Arthur Boyd-Rochfort VC , Scots Guards
Died 7 August 1940
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Saddler Acting Corporal George William Lawson 766640, Royal Field Artillery
Died 15 August 1940
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Lieutenant James Owen Moody , Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 27 August 1940
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Private Henry William Miles MM 269771, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Died 30 August 1940
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Lieutenant and Adjutant Richard Ernest Gilchrist Phillips , Royal Irish Regiment
Died 2 September 1940
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Charles Causton 13533, Suffolk Regiment
Died 10 September 1940
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Ordinary Seaman Michael Terrance O'Brien J51642, HMS Chester
Died 12 September 1940
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Major General Richard Bannatine-Allason , GOC 51st (Highland) Division TF
Died 13 September 1940
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Chaplain Father Anthony Cecil Hungerford Pollen , HMS WARSPITE
Died 5 October 1940
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Private Alfred Wilkinson VC 43839, Manchester Regiment
Died 18 October 1940
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Private Robert Sherwin Shufflebotham 15483, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 31 October 1940
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Major General Arthur Solly-Flood , 42nd Infantry Division
Died 14 November 1940
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Company Sergeant Major Martin Doyle VC 10864, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Died 20 November 1940
Lives of the First World War