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!
Acting Corporal William Thomas Billing P.1850, Military Foot Police
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Fontaine de Siloé, Sud de Jérusalem, Palestine, A 15 784
2 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Hagfors bruk. Elektriska hyttan. Husen av rött tegel. Stora huset med tegeltak. Små husen med svart papptak, dörrarna mörkröda, rött staket. Fabriksskorstenarna av rött tegel.
2 August 1918
Tekniska museet
Hagfors bruk. Missionshuset. Gulvitt hus med vita fönsterfoder och vita listverk, röda fönsterbågar och svart papptak.
2 August 1918
Tekniska museet
Hagfors bruk. Ungkarlshotellet. Ljusgult med tegeltak och vita fönsterbågar.
2 August 1918
Tekniska museet
Lieutenant Arthur William Savours. Unit: 6th Battalion, attached to 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 02 August 1918 Killed at Sailly-le-Sac Western Front
Died 2 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George Leslie Drewry VC , Royal Naval Reserve
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Mrs Violet Long OBE, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. Drowned when the Hospital Ship Warlida was torpedoed in the English Channel 02 August 1918.
Died 2 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Mrs Violet Long OBE, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. Drowned when the Hospital Ship Warlida was torpedoed in the English Channel 02 August 1918.
Died 2 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Petty Officer (Leading Cooks Mate) Graydon Wright M/4370, HMS Vehement
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Jones 254669, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Jones 254669. Unit: 2nd/4th Regiment, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Death: 2 August 1918 Western Front.
Died 2 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private George Emanuel 32835, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Beckett 44285, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 2 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Une vue de la ville, Jérusalem, Palestine, A 15 783
2 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine