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 Charles Bettley 2/208, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier John Alexander Cramp 2/2104, New Zealand Field Artillery, 1st Brigade
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur Addenbrooke , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick William Victor Borer 1283, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Gladstone Burrell 2/712, 3rd Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Driver George Robert Reston 2/762, New Zealand Field Artillery, 1st Brigade
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Cecil Sylvester Delany 7/949, New Zealand Field Artillery, 1st Brigade
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edward Francis Joseph Stourton Langdale , Royal Engineers
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Ernest Turner 5384, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Samuel James Quick 43707, Norfolk Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Clifford Pugsley 4393, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Gaskell Calder 6079, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Mortimer Atkins 4687, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick George Carlton 19282. Unit: 2nd Platoon, 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 23rd Division. Death: 5 October 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 5 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick George Hanner 22361, Norfolk Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Thomas Grimes 3169, 17th London Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Cunningham Turnbull 4448, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Edward Stafford 5731, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Ernest Jennaway G/15628, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Smith 3064, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Edward George Simmonds 1435, London Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
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Rifleman Herbert George Hall R/18286, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Charles William Albert Muller , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Joseph Spencer Mitchell , Royal Flying Corps
Died 5 October 1916
Lives of the First World War