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 Alan John Bowles MID. Unit: A Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 10 April 1916 Western Front
Died 10 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Arthur Beamer McCormick , Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment
Died 10 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James E Barrett 4720, British West Indies Regiment
Died 10 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Hampson 18293, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 10 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Raymond George Salmon 1011, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 10 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Patterson 1166, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 10 April 1916
Lives of the First World War