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!
Wilfred Samson Allkins 387, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Charles Samuel White 51296, Royal Horse Artillery
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertram Rawlinson 9, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Charles Tooth 2427, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 2nd Class Frederick Joshua Hemans K23813, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Trimmer Cook Samuel Richard William Pearce TC 90, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 4 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Harold John Mason 8130, Royal Flying Corps
Died 4 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Peter Robinson 9531, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 4 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Vernon Sanderson 14447, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 4 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Albert Woolsey 25688, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Benjamin Robinson 13/908, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest William Nichols G/41313, Middlesex Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Francis Hopper 1613, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Albert Burton 28427, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Bridgewater 18884, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Richard William Searle 323496, London Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Herbert John Green , Royal Flying Corps
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Hywel Herbert Saunders Jones , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Philip Lovel Wood , Royal Flying Corps
Died 4 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Eliza Jane Paragreen , Ministry of Munitions - Rudge-Whitworth Works
Died 4 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman George Frederick Perry Bristol Z/11144, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 4 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Phillip Gordon 11194, British West Indies Regiment
Died 4 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Ernest C Cawthorn 5/66033, Durham Light Infantry
Died 4 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
2nd Corporal Harry Horatio Mellor 1253, Royal Engineers
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Forewoman Maud Mary Richardson 7406, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Signalman Emlyn James Halstone J49378, HMS Vivid
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Cooper SS/12896, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private William Spearman 761, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Staff Serjeant Frank E Stevens S4/056614, Army Service Corp
Died 4 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Stephen Bertrand Penfold 241746, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1959
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Donald Balfour Fergusson , 1/1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment
Died 4 March 1963
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Howey Robson VC 11340, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Died 4 March 1964
Lives of the First World War