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!
Robert Charles Andrew Stuart 2/1064A, New Zealand Field Artillery
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Thomas James Allen Sussex 1/248, Royal Naval Division, HMS Ramsey
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Edwin Thomas Diggory 845, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Brotpreis - Kundmachung - Göding - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
8 August 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Captain Alexander Goncalves Glenday , Royal Engineers, 21st Company Sappers and Miners
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain D Digges Latouche. Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion, The Welsh Regiment (Pioneers). Death: 08 August 1915 Missing on Chinuk Bair Gallipoli / Dardanelles
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Edwin Charles Willoughby , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Albert Read Cubitt 839. Unit: G Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Killed in action Gallipoli
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Frank William Thomas Hall 5319, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal George William Greengrass 1434. Unit: 7th Platoon, 2nd Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 August 1915, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Greaser Thomas Allison 781351, Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'India'
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Albert Henry Bailey 13/970A, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Arthur Edward Embrey 3570, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Arthur Norman Tetley 304. Unit: DTroop, BSquadron, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Richard Manuel 16/340, New Zealand 1st Maori Contingent
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Samuel Brown , Australian Infantry
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ernest Lawrence Julian , Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Kenneth Curlewis. Unit: 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Killed in action Gallipoli
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Reginald William Foster. Unit: 6th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 August 1915, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major Charles John Venables , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward James Melling 2190. Unit: 6th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Gallipoli
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick Vivian Toll 1908, Australian Infantry
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Llewellyn Davies 10559, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Gilbert Henry Whitfield 2039, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Hainsworth King 239. Unit: A Company, 7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Son of William and Amelia King, of 74, Tinning St., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Jack Conlen 1326. Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Killed in action Gallipoli
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Jack Edwards 2205. Unit: 7th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Infantry, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Lone Pine Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Auguste Emile Harris 2251. Unit: "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 August 1915, killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Aged 15 years and 10 months.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Norman Wakefield Folks 531. Unit: "D" Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 August 1915, Lone Pine, missing in action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Sydney Emery 2127. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, Australian Infantry, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 August 1915 Lone Pine Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private William Edmund Henry Summerhill 11458, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Arthur Lionel Gibson. Unit: 1st/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Death: 08 August 1915, Ypres, Western Front.
Died 8 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant Bertrand Innes Auchterlonie 1702, Australian Infantry
Died 8 August 1915
Lives of the First World War