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!
Group portrait members of the 68th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Taken 7 Dec 1917
Australian War Memorial collection
Major H F M Warne. Unit: London Regiment. Death: 07 December 1917 Missing in Action during the retreat from Bourlon Wood Western Front
Died 7 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Batten Shergold 266843, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Neville G/12733, 1st East Kent Regiment (Buffs)
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Samuel Wyatt 532332, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Eastern Bird 535435, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Methuselah 'Silvey Merculia' Lewis 11373, British West Indies Regiment
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Fifield 534170, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 7 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant A W Palmer. Unit: Royal Flying Corps. Death: 07 December 1917
Died 7 December 1917
Imperial War Museum