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 Joshua Robert Rowley , Highland Light Infantry
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Philip Norman Teare 4532, Australian Infantry
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver Alfred Clive Wooster 1472, Australian Light Horse
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Greaser John Daniel Fox 552879, Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS ''Orama''
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Charles Wentworth Place 1138, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frank Edwards 242524, The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Le jardinier Georges Fletcher avec sa famille, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 630 X
2 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le jardinier Georges Fletcher en tenue de soldat, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 633
2 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lieutenant Henry Norman Johnson , Manchester Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Stanley Jackson Rowland , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alec Rotherham 3467, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred John Barber G/16488, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest William Landymore G/12332, The Queen's Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Austin Llewhellin 320266, Welsh Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Maurice John Victor Catellino 533931, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Williams 35521, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Samuel Robert Riches 29055, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanford James Fisk 330125, Hampshire Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Vivian Bruce Marcusen 6583, Australian Infantry
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Blackford 242759, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 November 1917
Lives of the First World War