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!
Drummer Albert Henry Whitby 8957, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Herbert Moir Clyde Z/3235, 4th Battalion Royal Naval Division
Died 5 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Pentelow 959, Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Died 5 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Meadowcroft 3496, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 5 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Leading Seaman Arthur William Rooke Z/2714, Royal Naval Division
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 1st Class Henry Thomas Helps F/9588, Royal Naval Air Service: HMS Daedalus
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Simkins 1194, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Walter Whitehead G/10241, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Southall GS/2204, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Philip Gidley Lesley King 6295, Australian Infantry
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Tom Arthur James 532667 (5589), London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Louis Reginald Pearce 77347, Royal Flying Corps
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Archie Roberts L/28105, Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Sidney Harwood 22481, Hampshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Harry Sackville Lawson , Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Cyril Isiah Lewis 240939, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edison Torrey Handspiker 733773, Canadian Infantry
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Herbert Law 23992, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Wilfred Augustus Allen 8/11793, Devonshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner 2nd Class Cecil Herbert Harpham 216286, Royal Marine Artillery
Died 5 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Alexander Ballentine 2250542, Canadian Forestry Corps
Died 5 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private George Wilson SS/15401, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 5 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Ernest Yates Trestrail , Cheshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1935
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frederick Herbert Morris MBE , Cheshire Regiment
Died 5 February 1938
Lives of the First World War
Major Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson , 6th Squadron, 2nd Australian Remount Unit
Died 5 February 1941
Lives of the First World War
Brigadier General Hugh Gilbert Casson , 157th Brigade 52nd Division
Died 5 February 1951
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Thomas A Smallwood 10854, King Royal Rifle Corps
Died 5 February 1951
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Arthur Emery 211723, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 5 February 1957
Lives of the First World War