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 George Henry Hewitt 5828, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Seeley 1727, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Douglas Saint 13798, Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan)
Died 2 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Major John Russell Wardle , Glasgow Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal)
Died 2 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Jarvie S/11278, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 2 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Banks Medway 3622, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Ralph Banks PS/42, Royal Fusiliers (2nd Public Schools City of London) Regiment
Died 2 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Francis Obree Gdanitz G/35346, Duke of Cambridge's Own ( Middlesex Regiment)
Died 2 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Gareth Gray 2655, Australian Infantry,
Died 2 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Godfrey Gordon Relf M2/178480, Army Service Corps
Died 2 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Stephen Pickering 60051, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 2 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Gladys Hayden , Ministry of Munitions
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Donald James Watson 358110, Liverpool Regiment
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Gordon Bickley 300199, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Lionel Edward Allen 766372, London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Arthur Thompson 450617, London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Frank Vernon Bonyun , Royal Flying Corps
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Norman Shepherd 551460, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 2 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Angus H Turnbull 145005, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 2 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frank Mahan Wakefield , Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
Died 2 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private William Howard White 772261, Canadian Infantry
Died 2 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Leading Seaman Albert Henry Chippendale J2645, H.M.S. "Victory I"
Died 2 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant William David Kenny, V.C. , 4/39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
Died 2 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Thomas William Boyle 118158, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 January 1940
Lives of the First World War