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!
Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade Ernest Bernard Ames J7913, Royal Naval Air Service - HM Airship C8
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Company Sergeant Major Charles Edward Turner 23479, Canadian Infantry
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Harry Edward Smith 1457, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Flight Lieutenant Cecil William Dickinson , Royal Naval Air Service
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Charles Bernard Davies , Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Officer's Cook 3rd Class Spiro Borg 362569, H.M.S. "Pembroke."
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Aitcheson 2593, British West Indies Regiment
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Howard C. Champion 10431, 7th Somerset Light Infantry
Died 9 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James William Ellison 544. Unit: B Company, 17th Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 09 June 1916 Western Front.
Died 9 June 1916
Imperial War Museum