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 Archibald Gordon Henderson DCM, MiD 8/872,
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Geoffrey Harry Wainwright , Suffolk Regiment
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Frederick Chandler 661423, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Clarence Turnbull 29765, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Montague Burns 306796, 8th London Regiment
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private David Morris 6327, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Turnbull 39939, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Norman Hinchliffe 99533, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Ronald Christopher Gregory 35286, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Percy Jackson 24869, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 September 1918
Lives of the First World War