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 Reginald Leopold Cooper 9335, 1/5th London Regiment
Died 2 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Henry Pennington , Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
Died 2 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Chadwick 16575, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Died 2 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Mark Turnbull 7312, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 2 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ralph Derbyshire 18581, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 2 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Brightmore Bracewell 4552, Royal Fusiliers
Died 2 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Percy Gordon Fairman SD/1032, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 2 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Clarke 27553, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 2 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Henry Burman 202069, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Holloway 8119, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Albert Edward Aston Bristol Z/3683, Royal Naval Division
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Frederick Alfred Layzell J14692, HM Submarine H5
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Osmond Alexander Coates 8115, British West Indies Regiment
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George Walter Cuthbert Karalus 62074, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Herbert George Shapland , 36th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Ernest Thomas Ashmore 301367, H.M. Submarine "H5"
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James A MacKenzie 372319, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Died 2 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Petty Officer Stoker William Edwards K15468, HMS Wistaria
Died 2 March 1921
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Richard Loveband , 2nd West India Regiment
Died 2 March 1930
Lives of the First World War
Zilla Mary Scruby , Royal Army Medical Corps/Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Died 2 March 1955
Lives of the First World War
Private Eric John Evans 230429, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 2 March 1959
Lives of the First World War
Corporal James Hewitson VC 15883, Royal Lancaster Regiment
Died 2 March 1963
Lives of the First World War