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 Edward Loxdale 2363, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edwin Charles Garton 472, 4th Regt. South African Infantry
Died 1 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Arthur Chambers 3675, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Frederick Harold Butler , London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 1 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Farrier Serjeant Edward James Crack 26558, Royal Field Artillery
Died 1 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Thomas Hardman Bradley 112658, Royal Engineers
Died 1 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Ellis Pooley , 38th Battalion
Died 1 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Acting Bombardier Henry Asbridge 124753, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Audus 351088, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Johnstone Proudfoot 13377, Highland Light Infantry
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Theophilus Dunn 8049, British West Indies Regiment
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Thomas Alfred Berrett 59091, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sister Frances Mary Miller , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Died 1 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Greaser Thomas Edward Henry Harris , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Iolaire"
Died 1 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Benjamin Halstead 114822, 8th Infantry Brigade
Died 1 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Seaman David Ramsay 1350/D, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire
Died 1 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Steward Frank Humphry , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Iolaire,"
Died 1 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Hollis 8169, 2nd Regt. South African Infantry
Died 1 January 1921
Lives of the First World War
Private William Hull 8/5164, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 1 January 1921
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur H Chaplin 200964 & 044793, Devonshire Regiment
Died 1 January 1962
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Edith Louise Hibbs , Canadian Army Medical Corps, No 5 General Hospital
Died 1 January 1964
Lives of the First World War