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!
Major Kenneth Mitchell Potter, D.S.O. , Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Job Gethings 203469, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 8 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Arthur Terry L/10361, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 8 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Myers 1751. Unit: 1st/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 08 July 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 8 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private James Herbert George Skinner 32822, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 8 July 1917
Lives of the First World War