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!
Bescheinigung der Erntearbeiter - Aufruf - Arad - In ungarischer Sprache
8 July 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Gunner Edward Edmund Murree 41567, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 8 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Edward Flaherty 7694, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 8 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Andrew Arthur Dering Baird. Unit: B Company, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 08 July 1915 Fromelles Western Front
Died 8 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Godfrey John Oswald Bull. Unit: 2nd (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 08 July 1915 Gallipoli Dardanelles
Died 8 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Walter Washington Buchanan Rodger , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 8 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick George Marshall 11708, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 8 July 1915
Lives of the First World War