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!
Captain John Oswin Turnbull , 2nd Batallion Welsh Regiment
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Earl Singleton S/11252, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal William Reynolds 10727, South Wales Borderers
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Fireman/Trimmer Arthur Thomas Browne , Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Beaumont Burnaby DSO. Unit: 11th Battalion, the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 8 September 1916, Mametz, Somme, Western Front.
Died 8 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Eynon George Arthur Bowen. Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery, attached to 22nd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 8 September 1916, Western Front. Commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
Died 8 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Olga, född Olsson, Forshälla 1891-05-12, Sven Jonsson, Hjärtum 1915-05-14. Kortet taget i samband med att korna skall mjölkas.
8 September 1916
Vänersborgs museum
Private Edward Hambidge 1558, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Nelson Carrick 868143, Canadian Infantry
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Veness G/2127, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Waddington 9299, South Wales Borderers
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Sydney Litchfield 2631, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Percival Richard Horton 9689, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Archibald Arthur Tindal. Unit: 177th Brigade, Royal Field Artilley. Death: 08 September 1916 Western Front
Died 8 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Herbert Stanley Preston , Royal Highlanders
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Balfour Ireland. Unit: 9th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 08 September 1916 Western Front.
Died 8 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Roderick Kyrle Matheson , Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 8 September 1916
Lives of the First World War