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
Captain Eric Seymour Stephenson DSO MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, attached as Landing Staff Officer to Sir Ian Hamiltons Staff.. Death: 06 May 1915 Wounded 26 April 1915 while directing landing operations from the SS RIVER CLYDE, and
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Geoffrey Chase Deans. Unit: 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 06 May 1915 Killed in action during the advance on Krithia Gallipoli. Son of Caroline and the late Charles Deans. Served in the South African War.
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain George Culme-Seymour MID. Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps, attached as Adjutant to 1st/9th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles). Death: 06 May 1915 Killed in action at Ypres Western Front
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Cyril Routh. Unit: 1st Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.. Death: 06 May 1915 near Ypres Western Front
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Douglas TD Macintosh. Unit: 1st/5th Battalion (Queen’s Edinburgh Rifles), The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Death: 06 May 1915 Gallipoli
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Louis William Corbally. Unit: Royal Field Artillery. Death: 06 May 1915 Died of wounds Western Front
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Walter Aland Leslie. Unit: 7th Battery, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1915 Wounded in action and died on board H.M. Transport Gloucester CastleGallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Maxwell James Davidson 861. Unit: D Company, 8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1915 Wounded landing at Gallipoli died in hospital in Alexandria Gallipoli
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
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 James Macpherson Gordon Brown. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 06 May 1915 Hill 60 near Ypres Western Front
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
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
Second Lieutenant Walter Elvin Scott. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh (Wiltshire Regiment). Death: 06 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Signaller Michael Joseph Mansfield McKinnirey 479. Unit: D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1915 Gallipoli
Died 6 May 1915
Imperial War Museum