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!
Private Robert Henry Hoggarth 6622, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 7 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Samuel Francis Hughes 1975, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 7 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Hand Hersey William Hickman SA 942, Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pekin
Died 7 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Wright 10492, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 7 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John James Waring 266460, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 7 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Ewart Clouter 15466, Royal Marine Artillery
Died 7 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier Percy John S Land 330187, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 7 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Henry Clifford Stroud , Royal Engineers Attached Royal Flying Corps
Died 7 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Frederick Freebury 28728, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 7 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier Charles Frank Green 26705, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 7 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Company Serjeant Major Ernest Clough Bown T4/248957, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 7 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Edward Heald 69427, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 7 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal James Bateman Tolley 596561, Labour Corps
Died 7 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Rebecca McIntosh , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 7 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Clement H Harper 15154, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 7 March 1920
Lives of the First World War
VAD Geraldine Wickstead Sewell , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 7 March 1924
Lives of the First World War
Captain/Temporary Major Thomas Melville Dill , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 7 March 1945
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant John Henry Williams VC 20408, South Wales Borderers
Died 7 March 1953
Lives of the First World War