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!
Badge: Order of the British Empire, 3rd class (civil). Neck badge. Silver gilt cross patonce enamelled blue grey on reverse. Obverse: In the centre Britannia within a red enamelled band bearing motto "FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE". Reverse: The Royal
1917
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the British Empire, 3rd class (civil). Neck badge. Silver gilt cross patonce the arms enamelled blue grey on reverse. In the centre within a circle enamelled red the motto "FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE" gilt conjoined busts of King Geo
after 1937
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the British Empire, 3rd class (civil). Neck badge. Silver gilt cross patonce with blue grey enamel on reverse only . Obverse: In the centre Britannia within a red enamelled band bearing motto "FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE". Reverse: Th
1917
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the British Empire, 3rd class (civil). Neck badge. Silver gilt cross pattonee with blue grey enamel on reverse only . Suspended from a purple ribbon. Obverse: In the centre Britannia within a red enamelled band bearing motto "FOR GOD
1917
National Maritime Museum
Lieutenant Arthur James. Unit: 7th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 03 January 1917 Western Front.
Died 3 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miniature: Order of the British Empire, 3rd class (military). Miniature of MED1291. Awarded to Capt.C.W.Thomas CBE. RN. Can be found in MED1291.1.
1917
National Maritime Museum
Private Archibald William Goodchild 67053. Unit: 10th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). Death: 3 January 1917, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 3 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Archibald William Goodchild 67055, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 3 January 1917
Lives of the First World War