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!
Lionel Were Hill 7/2269, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Corporal Henry Fowler 18479, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Larsson, Jenny Hullebäcken, Svenshögen".
1 October 1916
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Aina Grinnerås Här".
1 October 1916
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Aina Grinnerås Här".
1 October 1916
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 3 19161917: "Olsson, Jenny Grinnerås Här".
1 October 1916
Bohusläns museum
Lance Corporal Bernard Francis Kelly 18444, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frank William Landymore 104368, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frederick Hale 20183, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Landscape in northern France with local civilians digging in the field
1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ainger John Davey 158073, 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Allen Gouldsbrough 27876. Unit: 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Death: 1 October 1916, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Edwin Phillipson 25874, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Charles Schonewald 4525, London Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Arkinstall 25161, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Hilton Burnley Eccles 65304, Canadian Infantry (Victoria Regiment)
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Stewart 186707. Unit: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. Death: 01 October 1916 Missing believed in an attack on Regina Trench
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Lionel Frank Parker 6503, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Maurice Hopwood G/16528, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Alfred Robinson 632983. Unit: 1st/20th Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 01 October 1916 Western Front
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Theophilus Spencer 6181, British West Indies Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Elbourne 4334. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Death: 01 October 1916 Missing in action.
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private William Law G/18207, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Phillips 19906, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rfmn Willy was reported wounded and missing on 1 October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on theThiepval Memorial.
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Robert Alfred Fisher 572676, London Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Sapper William Archer Craddock 51601. Unit: 84th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 01 October 1916 to 02 October 1916 Missing in action Western Front
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur William Armitage. Unit: "D" Company, 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Death: 1 October 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 1 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant Donald Forrester Brown VC 8/3504, Otago Infantry Regiment
Died 1 October 1916
Lives of the First World War