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!
Captain John Herbert Joseph. Unit: 17th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 01 August 1917 near Ypres, Western Front. He is buried at the Zantvoorde British cemetery.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain Louis Edwin William Egerton , Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Reginald Banister Lupton , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver Laurence Luther Evenden 631, Royal Field Artillery
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Åslund, Anna adr. Möllers Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Abrahamsson, August Inlag Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Andersson, Oskar Sandbacken Ucklum".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Bäckman, Linus Hallerna Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Berntsson, Artur Munkeröd Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Berntsson, Fru Alma Tveten Spekeröd".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Emanuelsson, Ivar Burås Ucklum".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Jakobsson, Ingrid Korsgården, Svenshögen".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Johansson, Signe Fru Lasshammar Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Karlsson, Annie Känstorp Spekeröd".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Larsson, Anna adr. Fr. Pettersson Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Magnusson, Amanda Fru Nösnäs".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Martinsson, Josef Bräcke Ödsmål".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Gertrud Grössby Ucklum".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Klara Lilldal, Hjälteby".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Olga adr. Handl Larsson Här".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Pettersson, Ada Östra Torp Jörlanda".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Svensson Oskar, Bräcketorp Spekeröd".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Svensson, Hanna Hotellet Ön".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "von Sydow, Fr. Ön".
Enligt fotografens notering: "Fröken Lottie von Sydow. Ön".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Wassén, Gustaf, Handl. Färgelanda".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Wassén, Gustaf, Handl. Färgelanda".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Wijkmark, Bernt Arkitekt Stockholm".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19191917: "Olsson, Helga Ålebacken Ucklum".
1 August 1917
Bohusläns museum
Gunner Robert Beveridge 157993, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Sergeant Paul Edmund Timson 19711, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Guy John Meredith Hardy , Coldstream Guards
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Guy John Meredith Hardy. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Death: 1 August 1917, died of wounds, Western Front.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Kenneth Steven Miller , 4th Battalion.Scottish Rifles
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Leonard Davies Looker. Unit: 5th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 01 August 1917 Western Front
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant R H G Leveson-Gower. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Death: 01 August 1917
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Mademoiselle Schneider, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 11 151
1 août 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Mademoiselle Schneider, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 11 153
1 août 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Eugène Schneider, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 11 149
1 août 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Schneider, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 11 146
1 août 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Albert Charles Town T/205308, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Charles Town T/205308. Unit: 8th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 01 August 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert George Sherry 235182, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert George Sherry 235182. Unit: 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Death: 01 August 1917 Card lists as falling in action the same day as his brother, September 1917.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Basil Walter Bull 490565, Canadian Labour Corps
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Clarence William Moule G/12334, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Wildgoose 201758. Unit: 5th Platoon, B Company, 8th/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 01 August 1917 Wounded and Missing in Action Western Front
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private John Horace James Hordley 99448, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard N. Hamilton 43277. Unit: 10th Platoon, "C" Company, 13th Battalion, Royal Scots. Death: 1 August 1917, missing in action east of Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Sherry 66344. Unit: 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 01 August 1917 Card lists as falling in action the same day as his brother, September 1917.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William Alexander Duncan S/18075, Gordon Highlanders
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alexander Duncan S/18075. Unit: 6th Platoon, B Company, 8th and/or 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 01 August 1917 Missing in action Western Front.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William Battersby 20831, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Edward McLoughlin 267465, Liverpool Regiment
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Alexander Fleming. Unit: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Death: 1 August 1917, missing in action, Western front.
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant C D Thomson. Unit: Highland Light Infantry. Death: 01 August 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Gordon Coleman Storkey , Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Steven Miller. Unit: 4th Battalion, attached 10th Battalion, Scottish Rifles. Death: 01 August 1917 MissingYpres Western Front
Died 1 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Leonard Davies Looker , The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 1 August 1917
Lives of the First World War