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!
Able Seaman Edward Marshall Bridson J15998, H.M.S. "Vernon"
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Gurney White Buxton , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Sutton Henry Ferrier 176. Unit: 10th Light Horse, 3rd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 9 September 1915, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Driver Harold Harris L/25299, Royal Field Artillery
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal James Brannan 3/10136, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Leading Stoker Gordon Patrick Comerford 308587, H.M.S. "St. George."
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Leslie Irvine Lumsden Thornton , Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Major Archibald Bellairs Higgon. Unit: "D" Battery, 69th (Howitzer) Brigade, 13th Division, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 9 September 1915, killed in action near No. 3 Post, Anzac, Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour of France.
Died 9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John A. Harris 3437. Unit: "D" Company, 1st/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Death: 9 September 1915, killed in action near Ypres, Western Front.
Died 9 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Moa Wahia 16/482, First Maori Contingent, A Company
Died 9 September 1915
Lives of the First World War