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 John William Last L/Z 5247. Unit: 10th Platoon, C Coy, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Death: 05 February 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 5 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
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
Intérieur de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 220
5 février 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Intérieur de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 221
5 février 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La grande rosace de la cathédrale, partiellement détruite, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 222
5 février 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'emplacement de la statue de Jeanne d\'Arc à l\'intérieur de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 224
5 février 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'emplacement de la statue de Jeanne d\'Arc dans la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 223
5 février 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
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 Reginald Acres 6228. Unit: 20th Reinforcements, 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 05 February 1917 Western Front
Died 5 February 1917
Imperial War Museum