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!
George Thomas Charles Cheshire 375, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
, Sully-sur-Loire, France, A 72 368 XS
2 octobre 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Beschlagnahme der Ernte - Kundmachung - Nagykikinda - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
2 October 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Brigadier General Frederick Drummond Vincent Wing, C.B. , 3rd Division
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart , Welsh Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Major Ronald William Brakspear , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Roland Wall 10634, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas John Price 11520, South Wales Borderers
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Griffith Davies. Unit: 12th Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 02 October 1915 Missing in action Western Front
Died 2 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Leonard Righton Burrows , Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Marcus McGregor. Unit: 3rd Reserve Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. Death: 02 October 1915 Loos Hohenzollen Redoubt Western Front
Died 2 October 1915
Imperial War Museum