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!
Lieutenant Leonard Basil Hardy. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 11 February 1915, died of wounds, Western Front.
Died 11 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Mark Penn. Unit: 6th Battalion (Reserve), The Rifle Brigade, (The Prince Consort’s Own), attached to 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry),. Death: 11 February 1915 Western Front
Died 11 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Able Seaman Arthur Culling. Unit: Mercantile Marine, SS Narwood. Death: 11 February 1917 Killed in action when SS Narwood struck a mine east of Aberdeen, North Sea.
Died 11 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain Cedric Hunton Daggett MC. Unit: 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 11 February 1917 Missing in action at Armentieres last seen in a German trench night of 11 February 1917 Western Front
Died 11 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert E Sycamore 30163. Unit: 14th Platoon, D Company, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Death: 11 February 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 11 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private J O Mason 2236. Unit: 46th Battalion, 12th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 11 February 1917 Western Front
Died 11 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Brooks 25602. Unit: Machine Gun Section, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Death: 11 February 1917 Western Front. Son of Arthur and Amelia Brooks, of Hinxworth, Baldock, Herts.
Died 11 February 1917
Imperial War Museum