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 Reginald Edward George Burton. Unit: Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Irresistible. Death: 01 April 1915 Malta Mediterranean
Died 1 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Eric Elsdale Molson. Unit: 3rd Reserve Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Death: 01 April 1915 Western Front
Died 1 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Bruce A Peterson 46533. Unit: F Company, 48th Highlanders, 15th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 01 April 1915 Western Front
Died 1 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private William James Grant 7859. Unit: "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), 1st Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 1 April 1915, Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 1 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Kantara : a cut in the Suez Canal to flood the Plain of Tinch, rendering it impassable for the enemy. April 1916
1 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal S Staneley. Unit: 1st Platoon, A Company, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: ?? April 1917Missing in action
Died 1 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private James Dempster 755. Unit: C Company, Newfoundland Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 01 April 1917 Missing in action
Died 1 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Victor Foat 27187. Unit: 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Death: 1 April 1917, Arras, Western Front.
Died 1 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant John Booth 2405. Unit: C Company, 1st Newfoundland Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 01 April 1917
Died 1 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant John Sheill Blackhall 1738. Unit: D Company, 1st Newfoundland Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 01 April 1917
Died 1 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain W A Adam. Unit: D Company, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Clement Arthur Woodland. Unit: 4th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, attached to 6th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Death: 01 April 1918 Died of illness contracted on active service Western Front
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward Mason 8516. Unit: A Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing Western Front
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Frank Schofield 202257. Unit: A Company, 2nd/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing end of March 1918.
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Norman F Butler 375541. Unit: 5th Battalion, attached to 8th Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Douglas Price Trollip. Unit: 57th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing in action Western Front
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Edgar Withfield. Unit: Royal Air Force. Death: 01 April 1918 Missing in Action flying over Bapaume Western Front
Died 1 April 1918
Imperial War Museum