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!
A Battalion Runner Waiting For Orders : inside Divisional Headquarters in the Ramparts, Ypres, March 1918
1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
An Evening Scene In Ypres : the Cloth Hall in the distance, March 1918
1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Brickdust and Rubble : looking towards the Ramparts, Ypres, March 1918
1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Building An Aid Post : behind a captured pill-box on the site of the ruined level-crossing, Ypres Sector, March 1918
1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Company Sergeant Major William Henry Grant 15086, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Reginald Charles Mackie. Unit: C Battery, Royal Artillery. Death: 01 March 1918 Missing Western Front
Died 1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Petty Officer Stoker William John Goodfellow 295150, H.M.S. "Victory II" formerly H.M.S. "Barham"
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private E E Thomas 2740. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps. Death: 01 March 1918 Missing in action
Died 1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick James Hobbs G/1853, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Israel Philemon Anderson 7781, British West Indies Regiment
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Phillip Davey 203967. Unit: A Company, West Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 01 March 1918 Missing in action
Died 1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Wilfred Dunn 15668, British West Indies Regiment
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Edith Cammack , Territorial Force Nursing Service
Died 1 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Edith Mary Cammack, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1918.
Died 1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Staff Nurse Edith Mary Cammack, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 March 1918.
Died 1 March 1918
Imperial War Museum