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!
Lieutenant Alexander Richard Rolleston Woods. Unit: 56th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 06 July 1915 Killed in Action in Flanders Western Front
Died 6 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant Philip Heacock Baynes Z/406. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 06 July 1915 Chateau Hooge Western Front
Died 6 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Henry Charles Farnes. Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps, attached to No. 48 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 06 July 1917, Western Front.
Died 6 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant John Cyrus Slater. Unit: 1st/5th Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Death: 06 July 1917 Western Front
Died 6 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant B Chaplin DSC. Unit: Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Yacht Seadawn. Death: 06 July 1918 (Lieutenant Chaplin) United Kingdom/At sea; Lieutenant P N Taylor DSC. Unit: Royal Naval Reserve.
Died 6 July 1918
Imperial War Museum