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!
Able Seaman James Herbert Flatters KW/466, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Matron Maude A Buckingham, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of heart failure after an operation 04 December 1915.
Died 4 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Matron Maude A Buckingham, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of heart failure after an operation 04 December 1915.
Died 4 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Matron Maude Amy Buckingham , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred James 2329, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Dickens 3492, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Straughan 10879, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Hubert Riley 68713, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Cox 19297, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Mortimore 33566, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 4 December 1915
Lives of the First World War