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!
Battleship Warspite (1913) at Rosyth. This negative was taken by Commander Curzon on the 2nd or 3rd June 1916 and it is one of a series of 27 negatives taken of the battleship Warspite (1913) in No. 1 dry dock, Rosyth Dockyard, showing damage received on
2-3 June 1916
National Maritime Museum
Lance Corporal Frank Jabez Firrell SD/306, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Major General Malcolm Smith Mercer , General Officer Commanding 3rd Canadian Division
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Officer's Steward 3rd Class Alfred Cooper L7460, HMS Victory
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Allan Maurice Foster 1932, British West Indies Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edwin Hayes 14/1146, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Edward Williams 108630. Unit: Grenade Section, A Squadron, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. Death: 03 June 1916 Missing CWGC DOD 6 Jun 1916
Died 3 June 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Harry Dorling SD/914, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick John Edward Dann G/3904, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Frank Dore 18463, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS MALAYA
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Stephens 432102. Unit: 7th Platoon, B Company, 49th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Taken prisoner 3 June 1916 near Ypres Western Front
Died 3 June 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Lawrence George Archer 3742, British West Indies Regiment
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert James Woodwards 404499, Canadian Infantry
Died 3 June 1916
Lives of the First World War