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!
Bombardier Harold Godfrey Paine 14729, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Richard Aspinall 27947, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 2 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Francis Grimshaw 54245, Welsh Regiment
Died 2 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Ballard GS/25839, Royal Fusiliers
Died 2 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Sydney Spence 11211, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edwin Joseph Duley. Unit: 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 02 November 1916 Killed in action on the Somme Western Front.
Died 2 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant Frederick William Webb R/5127 MM. Unit: 10th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Company. Death: 02 November 1916 Died of wounds in Glasgow Hospital
Died 2 November 1916
Imperial War Museum