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!
Gunner George Myers Higson L/16961, Royal Field Artillery
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Sidney Nicholson C/12449, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Morris Roberts 3965, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Harry Austin Mccleave , Canadian Infantry
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Howard Harris B/19822, Royal Fusiliers
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank John Stych 446, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick George Mayor B/19875, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Allen 26982, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph William Lister 12191. Unit: 2nd Battalion, West Riding Regiment. Death: 10 October 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 10 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Namaan Thompson 6391, British West Indies Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Edward Mayor B/19876, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ronald John Saville B/20261, Royal Fusiliers
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Elliot Dickson 19927. Unit: 1st Platoon, A Company, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 10 October 1916.
He was a Bomber, reported wounded and missing, aged 19, on 7 October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. His death was confirmed t
Died 10 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Elliott Dickson B/19927, Royal Fusiliers
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter George Long 5060, East Surrey Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Wilfred Pichette 648987, Canadian Forestry Corps
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Dudley Holiday 2297, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Bolger 6519, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Larkin G/16237, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Fred Longbottom C/12570. Unit: B Company, 21st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 10 October 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 10 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
ROYAL FLYING CORPS AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, FIRST WORLD WAR
10 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant James Skelton Anderson , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Francis Raikes , Essex Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Arthur Brotherton 14271, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 10 October 1916
Lives of the First World War