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 Henry Mitchell Powell. Unit: 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, also employed with West African Regiment. Death: 09 December 1914 Western Front
Died 9 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major George Hastings Parker MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment. Death: 09 December 1914 Western Front
Died 9 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Gurth Stephen Morse. Unit: 34th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 09 December 1914 Western Front
Died 9 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant William Miles Smalley. Unit: Special Reserve, attached to 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Death: 09 December 1914 Killed by a sniper while carrying out and supervising the daytime work in Port
Died 9 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Galt. Unit: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 09 December 1915 Messines Western Front
Died 9 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Henry Charles Pearse 3060. Unit: 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 09 December 1915 Dardanelles
Died 9 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Ausstellung von Handgefertigten Arbeiten [Exhibition of Hand-Made Work]
9 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Driver Alfred John Carpenter 11936. Unit: 46th Battery, 12th Brigade, 4th Division, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 09 December 1916 Died of wounds in 9th General Hospital Rouen, Western Front.
Died 9 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Ordonnance Portant Taxation de la Vente de la Pomme de Terre [Order Introducing Price Control for the Sale of
Potatoes]
9 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hugh Bowten Richmond. Unit: 1st/21st Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles), London Regiment. Death: 09 December 1917 Western Front
Died 9 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private George James Hammonds 202417. Unit: 4th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. Death: 9 December 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 9 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Mrs Edith Delves Broughton, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of influenza 09 December 1918.
Died 9 December 1918
Imperial War Museum
Mrs Edith Delves Broughton, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of influenza 09 December 1918.
Died 9 December 1918
Imperial War Museum