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!
Captain John Francis. Unit: "D" Company, 1st/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 2 June 1915, Messines Road, Western Front.
Died 2 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain William Gerald Renton MID. Unit: 1st (Kings) Dragoon Guards. Death: 02 June 1915 Chateau Hooge Flanders Western Front
Died 2 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Francis Noot Gifford Griffiths , Manchester Regiment
Died 2 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Francis Noot Gifford Griffiths. Unit: 10th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 2 June 1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 2 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Robert Abercromby Forbes-Sempill. Unit: 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 2 June 1915, killed in action near Festubert, Western Front.
Died 2 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major William Trant Chambers MID. Unit: 1st Division Headquarters, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 02 June 1915 Died of wounds at Chocques Western Front
Died 2 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Frank William Adams 2697, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private James Linsley Lee 2591, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 2 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Norman Peter Russell 1825, Honourable Artillery Company
Died 2 June 1915
Lives of the First World War