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!
Acting Corporal Richard William Gibson L/8124, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Frederick Harvey 4751, London Regiment (London Scottish)
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Norman Douglas Green 23250, Machine Gun Corps
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Mehl und Brot - Landwirte Österreichs! - Das ist die uns obliegene Kriegsarbeit hinter der Front - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
6 September 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Mehl und Brot - Landwirte Österreichs! - Zum gefälligen Anschlagen!
6 September 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Private Antonia Robert Francis 13287, Australian Army Medical Corps
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Goodall 21910, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertie Frith Dinelli G 12369, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertie Frith Dinelli G/12369. Unit: 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 6 September 1916.
Died 6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Henry Simmons 17704, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Patrick Keiller 10957, South Wales Borderers
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Bigwood 2815T, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Harold Albert Brand 301377, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Died 6 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Bernard Cook. Unit: 7th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 6 September 1916, missing in action, Somme, Western Front. Commmemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 6 September 1916
Imperial War Museum