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!
Gunner Harry Edgar Randolph Jackson 44001, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Bertie Joseph Bell SS109325, HMS Indefatigable
Died 8 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Geoffrey Francis Arnold , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Wilson Fox , Devonshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Major Basil Rice Nicholl , nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Edwin Hutchings 3683, Devonshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert James Brown GS/320, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Conrad Ivan Lillington , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Bombardier H E Roach 39954, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Electrical Artificer 4th Class Edgar John Upward M13330, HMS MALAYA
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Fred Utley, M.M. 265416, Cheshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Herbert Harold Hooker J63991, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Pioneer Frederick Cyril Baumber 134063, Royal Engineers
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Leonard Arthur Baxter , Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gilbert Bowman 2260, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 8 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hargreaves Arbuthnott Wollaston , 4th Bn Rifle Brigade
Died 8 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Anthony Augustine 16617, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Lapworth 240468, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Francis Hugill Dinsley , Coldsteam Guards
Died 8 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Valdave Warrender , 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 March 1926
Lives of the First World War
Reverend Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy , Royal Army Chaplain's Department
Died 8 March 1929
Lives of the First World War
Warrant Officer Class 1 Vivian Hugh Stewart Davenport 5180, 2nd Border Regiment
Died 8 March 1950
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Lieutenant Marwood Mintern Munden , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 March 1952
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Harold Easter Avery , Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Graduate Battalion
Died 8 March 1959
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Agnes Craig BELL , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 8 March 1962
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Alexander Broderick , Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force
Died 8 March 1971
Lives of the First World War
Subadar Khudadad Khan VC , 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
Died 8 March 1971
Lives of the First World War