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!
Major John Russell Wardle , Glasgow Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal)
Died 2 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Medal of Military Merit, 2nd class 1916-17. Obverse: Round plaque edged with a wreath of laurel, superimposed upon a Greek cross with inscribed arms and a phoenix in the centre, with two swords placed saltirewise under the cross. Reverse: "ELLAS 1916
1917
National Maritime Museum
Milchkarten - Kundmachung - Wien
2 January 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Milchkarten - Kundmachung - Wien
2 January 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
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