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!
Norman Elmo Anstis 10/3469, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Sergeant Frederick Allan Bath 3781, 6th Infantry Brigade
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Serjeant Henry George Thomas GS/567, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Walter Granleese Boys. Unit: Officer Commanding, "A" Company, 25th Battalion, 7th Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 5 August 1916, Pozieres, Somme, Western Front.
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Harold Owen Cook 30, 7th Australian Infantry Brigade
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Percy James Davidson 140. Unit: 22nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 05 August 1916 Killed in action at Pozieres Western Front
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal William Henry Andrewartha 4356, Australian Infantry
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Ezra Yates 1340, Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Fiedl Artillery
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Alexander Conrad Le Maitre 514. Unit: 22nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 05 August 1916
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Charles Frederick Berry 29, Australian Machine Gun Corps
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles William Thear 2496, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Beasley 28, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Douglas Johnson 4753, 3/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Mark Barton 19112, 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Augustine Flynn 1439, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Fawcett 4355/201500. Unit: 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Death: 5 August 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Leslie John Sellwood 2411. Unit: C Company, 22nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 05 August 1916 Killed in action at Pozieres Western Front
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Luke Townend 12744, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Raymond Axford Adams 3451. Unit: 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Corps. Death: 5 August 1916, Pozieres, Somme, Western Front.
Died 5 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Richard Henry Bascombe 12528, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Lockhart Shaw , The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George Sainton Kaye Butterworth , Durham Light Infantry
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Harold George Loverock , Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Humphrey Osborn Springfield , Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 5 August 1916
Lives of the First World War