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!
Arthur Whitmore 16312, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Acting ERA 4th Class Harry George Aspeck M11034, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel John Arnold Cuthbert Quilter , Grenadier Guards attd. Hood Battalion
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Henry George Christopher Guise , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Thomas Gerald Norman Screaton 12/32, Auckland Regiment
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Major Harold Gage Bewes Armstrong , Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Hukin Woodyatt PO/592/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Sub Lieutenant Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall 10/3076, Royal Naval Division
Died 6 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Blackwell 893, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Charles Jonathan Ford , Merchant Navy Mercantile Marine
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Alfred W Ekins 46133, Royal Flying Corps
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier William Alfred Collins L/40753, Royal Field Artillery
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Leading Seaman Charles Yates KP/187, Royal Naval Division
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arnold Samuel Tranter 22215, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Thomas Barnes 13349, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Lewis Turner 7884, 2nd Regiment South African Infantry
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William H Savage 13/1296, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Wilfred Frederick Lilley 45662, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Charles Thomas Edgington 80314, Royal Field Artillery
Died 6 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Henry Randall 28222, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 6 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant John William Braddock 6/30053, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 6 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Sydney 'Sid' Peate M2/133457, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 6 May 1919
Lives of the First World War
Commander Archibald Walter Buckle DSO and three Bars 10/1523, Royal Naval Division
Died 6 May 1927
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Jessie Violet Irene Lusk , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 6 May 1931
Lives of the First World War
Warrent Officer Class 2 Henry Percival Hine 265042, 9th Middlesex Regiment
Died 6 May 1949
Lives of the First World War