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 Rowland Bleasdale Cleator 112990, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 11 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Davies Lang Browne. Unit: 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers. Death: 11 July 1917 Gallipoli
Died 11 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Commander Alan Charles Henderson Duke , HMS Dublin
Died 11 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alexander Geddes Turnbull 201634, Highland Light Infantry
Died 11 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Montague Frank Peyton. Unit: 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 11 July 1917 Western Front
Died 11 July 1917
Imperial War Museum