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!
Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Alfred C Wootton 9716, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Francis Alfred Mills 43319, Manchester Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Deux membres de l\'élite locale, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 583
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Entrée de la gendarmerie, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 585
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La grande place, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 584
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La porte de Médine, Bab al-Madina, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 581 S
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La porte de Médine, Bab al-Madina, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 588 XS
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Maison traditionnelle, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 582
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Notice of Permission to Change Residence given to Hans Joachim von Fischer-Treuenfeld, 04/08/1918
Taken 8 Apr 1918
The U.S. National Archives
Private Alfred Thomas Couling 26848, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Pickles 325151, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward G Shelley 56208, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private George Turnbull D/12962, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Cox 10657, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Benjamin Crook 534500, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Montague Joseph 15623, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Stephen Oxenham 612990, 1/19 London Regiment (St Pancras)
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Henry Eustace Morgan 59765, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William George Buckingham 117999, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Harry Edward Burnham 7388. Unit: 1st/16th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles). Death: 8 April 1918.
Died 8 April 1918
Imperial War Museum