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!
Elizabeth Marjorie Gordon , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 11 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
11 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
11 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Frank Eric Kent 184060, Royal Field Artillery
Died 11 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas William Roe 9688, South Wales Borderers
Died 11 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Sinclair 51426. Unit: 1st/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 11 September 1917 Wounded and missing Western Front
Died 11 September 1917
Imperial War Museum