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 Bombardier John Thomas Vowles 831693, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier James Strong 87179, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Louis Henry Summerfield 241420, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Anthony Jerome 13924, British West Indies Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Percy Malin Pridmore , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Andrews 242421, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Mellor 14/1296, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alfred Harris 260247, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Griffiths Bristow 35200, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Short 493509, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Thomas Gilkes 322840, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper William Henry Gilbertson 30094, Royal Engineers
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Marshall Breckon Featherstone 130877, Royal Engineers
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Arthur Edward Smith 46129, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 September 1917
Lives of the First World War