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 (Acting Lance Corporal) Alfred Ernest Edwards 8013, South Wales Borderers
Died 2 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Henry Knott 9719, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 2 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Eric Montrose Graham , 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers
Died 2 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Humphrey Stanley Reece, M.C. , Gordon Highlanders
Died 2 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Sydney Truman Durose , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick Leonard Goldsmith 30210, Devonshire Regiment
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Henry Russell 310280, Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Clement Lamothe Chauncy , Australian Infantry
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George T Getley 306180, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Ebenezer Abraham Smith 1738, 53rd Battalion, Australian Infantry
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Sydney Mattock 45863, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Harold Torrance Burgess , London Regiment
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Wilson Charles Cooper Kearns 2574, Australian Infantry
Died 2 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier George Clarence Rowe 94896, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Eric Paton Beaumont, M.C. , King's Liverpool Regiment
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Driver Albert George Parker 65690, Royal Horse Artillery
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Ernest Crocker 17095, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Cyril Simpkiss 28787, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private David Autumn Pemberton 32893, Otago Infantry Regiment
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Masters 28134, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Edwin Mattock 29270, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Ewan 17082, 3rd Regiment South African Infantry
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Nathaniel Reid 15773, British West Indies Regiment
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Wilfred Hirst 52610, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Goater 11167, British West Indies Regiment
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Richard Henderson Fitzgerald 39040, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Arthur Alfred Clements SE/13097, Army Veterinary Corps
Died 2 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Lapworth M2/046192, Army Service Corps
Died 2 April 1919
Lives of the First World War