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!
Acting Corporal Thomas James Harris VC 358, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain James Arthur Balfour Carson , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick James Pollard 320109, London Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal George Critchley 531439, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Hector Norman Roberts McQuinn 249. Unit: Machine Gun Company, 5th and 15th Battalions, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 09 August 1918 Western Front
Died 9 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lance Serjeant Vivian Robert White 51694, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Henry Edgar Jekill. Unit: 29th Battalion (British Columbia Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 09 August 1918 Western Front.
Died 9 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Alexander Russell 242700, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Donald James G MacAdie S/25618, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Charles Hobbs 57806, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Guthrie A Andrew 2857. Unit: C Company, 58th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (Lewis Machine Gunner). Death: 09 August 1918 Western Front
Died 9 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Haylock Owen 14963, King's Royal Irish Hussars
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Joseph Fletcher 532504, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert John Balls 238007, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Delve 35978, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Worley 34932, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Norman C Wiles. Unit: A Company, 58th Battalion Australian Imperial Force. Death: 09 August 1918 Wounded at Bullecourt 11 Mar 1917 killed in action Western Front
Died 9 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Stanley Peters 535436, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Donald James Clarkson , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 9 August 1918
Lives of the First World War