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 Corporal Archibald Stewart Millie 493, Scottish Horse
Died 8 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Gardner 10169, 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Company Sergeant Major Thomas Anderson Christie 73014, Canadian Infantry
Died 8 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Chipchase Roberts , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Thomas Skelton 16146, Royal Irish Fusiliers
Died 8 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Mountford 16901, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 8 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur John Wakerley , 1/4th Bn Leicestershire Regiment
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Frank Arthur Perkins , London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Ernest Ward 34402, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Lawrence Haines 531103, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Clarke Wallace 534348, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Percival 534290, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Walter Thomas Earthrowl 652123, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 8 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John James Henderson 43359, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Raymond Broomfield Whitaker 512569, Canadian Army Service Corps
Died 8 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Soloman Syloanus Roker 6142, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edwin John Leat , Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 8 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Lionel Wimmington Forde , Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 8 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Reuben Perry 12453, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 June 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney James Brewer 10472, South Wales Borderers
Died 8 June 1920
Lives of the First World War
2nd Lieutentant George Herbert Leigh-Mallory , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 8 June 1924
Lives of the First World War