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!
Private Tamati Te Patu, M.M. 16/757, 3rd Pioneer Battalion New Zealand
Died 10 January 1984
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Charles Levitt GS/103951, Royal Fusiliers
Died 8 February 1984
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Christine Erica Strom , Australian Army Medical Service
Died 10 March 1984
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Arnold Ridley 20481, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 12 March 1984
Lives of the First World War
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur Travers Harris , Royal Air Force
Died 5 April 1984
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Henry Cole 64198, Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 5 May 1984
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Frank Courtney Slade , Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 May 1984
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel George Randolph Pearkes, VC, D.S.O., M.C. , 116th Infantry Battalion
Died 30 May 1984
Lives of the First World War
Acting Captain (Admin) Andrew Biggam Monk PI 39273, Royal Air Force
Died 6 July 1984
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Walter Eardley Freeling Davidson , Royal Flying Corps
Died 11 August 1984
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Boynton Priestley , Devon Regiment
Died 13 August 1984
Lives of the First World War
VAD Lorna Geddes Cay , British Red Cross VAD Unit Hants 94
Died 23 August 1984
Lives of the First World War
Private Otto Frederick G Gatland 10302, Coldstream Guards
Died 6 September 1984
Lives of the First World War