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!
Badge of a Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leopold II & Knight of the Order of Leopold II
10 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Denys Brinckman. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, in charge of the Machine Gun Section. Death: 10 June 1915 Killed in action near Ypres Western Front
Died 10 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Alfred Joseph Whitworth G/9804, Middlesex Regiment
Died 10 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Gladstone Simpson 22109, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 10 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Charles Virgin 11055, South Wales Borderers
Died 10 June 1915
Lives of the First World War