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!
Company Quarter Master Serjeant Carleton Eric Laurence C1218, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Driver Robert Anthony Newton 36512, Royal Field Artillery
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick John Archer NR/20170, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Victor Meston 1394. Unit: 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 04 April 1916 Western Front
Died 4 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Robert Leslie Willmot Nicholl 17686, Welsh Regiment
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Thomas Pask 15893, South Wales Borderers
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas P Roberts 24037, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 4 April 1916
Lives of the First World War