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!
Bombardier Henry George Wood 17033, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier Thomas Henry Thackray 128084, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Archibald Farquhar Martin. Unit: 11th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Death: 05 April 1918 Western Front
Died 5 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Driver Edward Ogilvie Turnbull 219883, A/110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Driver William Ernest Bartlett 246662, Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Fitter Corporal William Stanley Whitehead 125332, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Alexander Moore 71936, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Henry Spencer Ewen MC. Unit: 1st/23rd Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 05 April 1918 Aveluy Wood, near Albert, Somme.
Died 5 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Major Albert Anderton, M.C. and two Bars , A/110th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Sidney Ralph Spts/3049, Royal Fusiliers
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private George Boniface 16483, 7th Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Griffiths 1000, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry King 536627, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry James Amey, M.M. 532034, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private P V Lubbe 3656. Unit: 33rd Battalion (Scout Battalion), Australian Imperial Force.. Death: 05 April 1918 At Villers Bretonneux Western Front
Died 5 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Percy Samuel Rush 545047, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Thomas Jones 531355, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanley John Comer 34827, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 April 1918
Lives of the First World War