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!
Bombardier Maurice Kenneth Fitzhardinge Berkeley 41014, 2nd Brigade Canadian Field Artillery
Died 1 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Joseph Jeffery CH/16637, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 1 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Nelson Bendyshe , Royal Marines Light Infantry
Died 1 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Richard William Henry Macartney Empson , Royal Marines
Died 1 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Henry Bowman 10208, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Died 1 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Arthur Walker 17651, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charlie Calvert Chantler 17401, Coldstream Guards
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward James Byrne 1793, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Burston R4/140793, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Henry Morant 2978, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Charles Haward 3947, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 1 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Isaac James Mills 237, Australian Infantry Brigade
Died 1 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Lawrence S/16801, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 1 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Amison 11316, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 1 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Barrett Watts 30997, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 1 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Malcolm Cedric Alston Spts/3743, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 1 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier George Dunbar Brown 92177, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 1 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Alec Gordon Beale 535044, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Hopkins 20553, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 1 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private George Charles Ford 315964, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 1 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Jas Knight 14532, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 1 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Emanuel Hamilton 15830, British West Indies Regiment
Died 1 May 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private George William Francis M/338724, Army Service Corps
Died 1 May 1919
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Frederick Lionel Beacham 656053, Royal Field Artillery
Died 1 May 1919
Lives of the First World War