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!
Second Lieutenant Lawrence Timothy Yearwood , British West Indies Regiment
Died 18 January 1942
Lives of the First World War
Fusilier Norman Harvey VC 42954, 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 16 February 1942
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Walter Ernest Brown VC 1689A, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Died 28 February 1942
Lives of the First World War
Honorary Major-General Vernon George Waldegrave Kell , MI5
Died 27 March 1942
Lives of the First World War
Acting Captain Thomas Harold Broadbent Maufe VC , Training Reserve
Died 28 March 1942
Lives of the First World War
Sister Alicia Mary Kelly , Australian Army Nursing Service
Died 16 April 1942
Lives of the First World War
Colonel/temporary Brigadier General John Robinson 'Galloping Jack' Royston , 3rd Light Horse Brigade
Died 25 April 1942
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Alfred Harland M.C. , Manchester Regiment
Died 28 April 1942
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant James William Rynn 19479, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 29 June 1942
Lives of the First World War
Private William Robertson Russell Bennett 41590, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Died 30 June 1942
Lives of the First World War
Commodore Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley , Royal Naval Division
Died 7 July 1942
Lives of the First World War
Acting Serjeant Alfred Charles Bristow 1832, Army Ordnance Corps
Died 29 July 1942
Lives of the First World War
President Georgina Martha Jebb nee Tunnard formerly Briggs, M.B.E. , British Red Cross
Died 3 September 1942
Lives of the First World War
Captain Bernard Eddowes Berrington , Royal Flying Corps
Died 7 October 1942
Lives of the First World War
Captain Frederick George Chandler , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 October 1942
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Dolphin 15/1252, West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 23 October 1942
Lives of the First World War
Captain Honorary Major Alexis Charles Doxat VC , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 29 November 1942
Lives of the First World War