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!
Air Mechanic 2nd Class W C Nash 276085, (Blandford) Depot
Died 7 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Company Sergeant Major Andrew Gordon Woodyard 5129. Unit: C Company, 29th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 07 August 1918 Died of wounds in France Western Front
Died 7 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
L\'une des trois vasques dites de Salomon, Environs de Bethléem, Palestine, A 15 800 S
7 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'une des trois vasques dites de Salomon, Environs de Bethléem, Palestine, A 15 801 S
7 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'une des trois vasques dites de Salomon, Environs de Bethléem, Palestine, A 15 802
7 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Bertram A Stockwell 40870, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 7 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Joseph Graysmark 249984, Canadian Infantry
Died 7 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Hazael Gilpin 15516, British West Indies Regiment
Died 7 August 1918
Lives of the First World War