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!
Air Mechanic 3rd Class Angelo Neylan 70478, Royal Flying Corps
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Harold Ackroyd V.C., M.C., M.D. , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Henry Laurence Slingsby MC. Unit: 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Light Infantry, attached to 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry as Adjutant. Death: 11 August 1917 Died of wounds in Flanders Western Front
Died 11 August 1917
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Gunner Frank William Charles Langley 92589, Royal Field Artillery
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Dixon Turnbull 128260, Royal Engineers
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Herbert Allen 230549. Unit: 5th Platoon, B Company, 1st/2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Death: 11 August 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 11 August 1917
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Lieutenant David Beynon Davies. Unit: General List, attached to 52nd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 11 August 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 11 August 1917
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Private George Brooks 41584, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George William Herbert 26142, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Hubert A Clarke 4881, British West Indies Regiment
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Marshall 25781. Unit: 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, 6th Brigade. Death: 11 August 1917 Western Front
Died 11 August 1917
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Private Robert Frederick Jones 77905, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 11 August 1917
Lives of the First World War