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 Harry George Ernest Luchford, M.C. , Royal Flying Corps
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain James Alexander. Unit: C Company, 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 02 December 1917 Missing at Ypres or Passchendael Western Front
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Arthur Stanley Dayson 320871, Welsh Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Sydney Lancelot Nuttall 18954, Coldstream Guards
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Herbert Alfred Vincent Wait , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lydia Stirling, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 02 December 1917.
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lydia Stirling, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 02 December 1917.
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Cooksey 9280, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alexander Airey 32990, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Hatherill 201973, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Hatherill 201973. Unit: 8th Platoon, "B" Company, 2nd/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Death: 2 December 1917, missing in action at Cambrai, Western Front. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Alfred Henry Ellis 7323, South Wales Borderers
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Andrew Marshall 355591, Highland Light Infantry
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Archibald Thomson served with 14th Platoon, 'D' Company, 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, 97th Machine Gun Corps. He came from Stockbriggs, Lanarkshire. His service number was 29962. He was killed on 2 December 1917 aged 37. He is commemo
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Page 242307, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Sidney Perry 235294, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Edgard McMillan 42323. Unit: 14th Platoon, D Company, 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 02 December 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward George Chalker 534697, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Trayton Golden 535038, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Edgar Glover 240289, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Albert Stopp 201011, Hampshire Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick W. Yaxley 267190, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Frederick Hugh Bowditch 535280, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Horace Hawbrook 536942, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James H Semple 37854. Unit: B Company, 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 02 December 1917 Killed at Paschendale Ridge. Western Front
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Thomas Thomas 532320, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Brown G/39450, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Joseph Drew 322875, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 2 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Herbert Alfred Vincent Wait. Unit: D Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 02 December 1917 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant John Harold Seddon 354168. Unit: D Company, 1st/7th Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 02 December 1917 Missing
Died 2 December 1917
Imperial War Museum