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!
Lance Corporal William George Hier 74848, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Gysbert Fourie 12963, 2nd Regiment South African Infantry
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private James Robinson 16766, British West Indies Regiment
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private John David Hazel Purton 8038, Australian Infantry,
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Fitz-Herbert Patrick 15146, British West Indies Regiment
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Charles Henry McAuley 113420, 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Died 11 January 1919
Lives of the First World War