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!
Corporal John William Jones 32. Unit: 4th Company, 24th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 August 1916 Egypt and Palestine.
Died 6 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Hunden Sonja, Sven, Hjärtum 1915-05-14 och Valdemar poserar för foto.
6 August 1916
Vänersborgs museum
Lance Corporal Alfred Percy Dandridge R/20359, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 6 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Dugald McLean 4668. Unit: 48th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 August 1916 Western Front
Died 6 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry Rees 3752. Unit: B Company, 48th Battalion (late 16th), 12th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 August 1916 Pozieres Western Front
Died 6 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private John Constantine Lamont 1741. Unit: A Coy, 46th Battalion, 12th Brigade Australian Imperial Force. Death: 06 August 1916 At Poziers Ridge Western Front
Died 6 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private John Henry Johns 23838, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
Died 6 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Oliver James Harmon 4791. Unit: 4th Pioneers, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 6 August 1916, killed in action at Pozieres, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Died 6 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Sydney Arthur Tustin 313, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas James Bastian Gard 5100, Australian Infantry
Died 6 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Oliver Bates 2506, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 August 1916
Lives of the First World War