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!
Captain Charles Norman Wheeler. Unit: 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Death: 07 January 1915 Killed in Action during his first spell in the trenches trying to assist a wounded comrade. Western Front
Died 7 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Eustace Jotham VC , 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
H Brown. Unit: 7th Battalion, RM Fusiliers. Death: ?? ??? 1915
Died 7 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal James Andrew Dorrell 6117, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Oliver John Thomas Smith 8392, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Waddie Wishart 8394, South Wales Borderers
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter William Perry 3/10784, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Hoggard 6672, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 7 January 1915
Lives of the First World War