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!
Captain Sydney Philip Smith. Unit: Flight Commander, 46th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Death: 06 April 1918 Missing Western Front
Died 6 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Frederick Charles Bartlett 8745, South Wales Borderers
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Harold Douglas Ford L/10893, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant James Baird 533298, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Higgs 12009, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Albert Gilkes 535376, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Henry Rayner 7010, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alexander Dean 534338, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Robert S Eaton GS/62827, Royal Fusiliers
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Benedict Godfrey Allen Bell , Royal Air Force
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Christopher George Hallpike , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Christopher George Hallpike. Unit: 68th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 6 April 1918, killed in action near Albert, Somme, Western Front.
Died 6 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Douglas Victor Gillespie , Royal Air Force
Died 6 April 1918
Lives of the First World War