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!
Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston, C.B. , Commanding 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver John William Smith 63245, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Kartoffelernte 1917 - Kundmachung - Bruck an der Leitha
7 August 1917
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Milchbezugscheine 1917 - Troppau
7 August 1917
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
private -baker James Bowerman 125993, Army Service Corps
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edward Fuller 15440, 4th Regiment South African Infantry
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Christopher William Rumsey 232266, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Pullar Cameron 686. Unit: A Squadron, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 07 August 1917 Killed in action Walkers Walters Ridge Gallipoli
Died 7 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Leonard Percival Reynolds 201605, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 7 August 1917
Lives of the First World War