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!
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 Cecil Robert Lawless 6119. Unit: 17th Reinforcements 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1917 At Bullecourt Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Clarence Sasefield Joyce 714/6146. Unit: 25th Battalion, 7th Infantry Brigade, 17th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1917 Western Front.
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
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 James Taylor 14166. Unit: 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Infantry Expeditionary Force. Death: 06 May 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Lawrance William Leese 201922. Unit: D Coy., 2 / 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters. Death: 06 May 1917 Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Richard Burkett 6007. Unit: 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1917 Bullecourt Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private S G Turner 1937. Unit: 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Stephen Snelling B/200702. Unit: 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 06 May 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William H Savage 13/1296, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 6 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Harold Wilfred Masters 3074. Unit: 2nd Section, 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers, 2nd Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 May 1917 Western Front
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Koeppen Wendt served with the 10th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. He came from Adelaide. He joined the Australian Imperial Force as a private, gaining a commission in 1916. He was killed in action on
Died 6 May 1917
Imperial War Museum