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!
Lance Corporal John Greene 8707, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 12 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Flight Sub Lieutenant James Sydney Bolas , Royal Navy Air Service
Died 12 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Clarence Algernon Lochart Mais 2004, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Forrest Marfleet 14719, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 12 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Leonard Kingdon , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 12 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Fryer Bracking 5560, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Fred Rawlinson 533635, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Belfield Springer 5652, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Limon 6511, Honourable Artillery Company
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas John McAdoo 4615, 15th London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Vivian Thomas Northover 3118, Corps of Hussars
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Dougan 4/7905, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Thomas Mottershead VC 1396, Royal Flying Corps
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Henry Hector Manton TT/03540, Army Veterinary Corps
Died 12 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Coal Mine Worker Arnold Spencer Byatt , Coal Industry
Died 12 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Coal Mine Worker Edward Charles Webb , Coal Industry
Died 12 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Coal Mine Worker George Arthur Lockett , Coal Industry
Died 12 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Coal Mine Worker George William Pointon , Coal Industry
Died 12 January 1918
Lives of the First World War