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!
Captain Cecil Maitland Foss MC. Unit: 28th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 11 August 1916, Pozieres, Western Front.
Died 11 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Cecil Maitland Foss MC. Unit: 28th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 11 August 1916, Pozieres, Western Front.
Died 11 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Francis Maxwell Barton. Unit: A Company, 13th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 11 August 1916 Mouquet Farm Western Front
Died 11 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal William John Short 27328, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant Kenneth Oscar Curtis 26/47, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Evelyn C Y St V Nepean MC 423. Unit: Honourable Artillery Company, attached to Royal Field Artillery. Commissioned on 11 August 1916. Death: Not known.
Died 11 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George Hanson Wheatcroft , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Oliver Vaughton Arnold , Worcester Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur J Langley 15371, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Benjamin George Ward 8311, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Brandish 8243, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Jolly 1492, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Barlow 14894, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Godbold 20046, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Thomas Berrill 18311, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Birkett Hewlett 409720, Canadian Infantry
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ronald Edward Macarthur 4551, Australian Infantry
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Israel Bagnall 10311, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Barry Nelson 14387, Durham Light Infantry
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Black 14590, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 11 August 1916
Lives of the First World War