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 Albert Edward Croucher L/8763, 1st East Kent Regiment
Died 8 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Bertie Gibbs 7105, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 8 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Herbert Hartley M2/113737, Army Service Corps
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant John Henry Humphreys 903, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Sidney Arthur Black , Royal Naval Air Service
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Benjamin Albert Van Gronigen 1534, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ralph Frontinac Banbury , East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Caleb Peter Channing 23740, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Turnbull 17747, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William F. Hawkins 11294, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Brigadier General Robert William Henry Dunn , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver Albert Edward Hawkins T2/12168, Army Service Corps
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Phillip John Rupert Steele , Australian Field Artillery
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Leonard Beach 16024, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Scott Jamieson Patterson 4493, Australian Infantry
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Rose 290539, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Eric Leslie Vickers , Rifle Brigade
Died 8 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Fred Harold Glass L/22718, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Evans 13524, South Wales Borderers Depot
Died 8 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Mark 6833, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Norbury 56395, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 8 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Samuel A Thomas 47, Royal Army Medical Corps attached British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Rushton 13233, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 8 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Charles Fryer 456115, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Robinson 201766, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 8 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Captain Henry Percy Harpur , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 January 1956
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frederick Chater Jack , Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 January 1961
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Richard Prestridge Valentine Tabb , Army Service Corps
Died 8 January 1961
Lives of the First World War