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 Edward John Farquharson Johnston. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Death: 12 April 1915 Western Front.
Died 12 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant John Collett Tyler. Unit: Royal Field Artillery. Death: 12 April 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 12 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Allan Beresford Sevestre. Unit: 1st Division, Ammunition Company, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 12 April 1917 Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France. Accidently killed Western Front
Died 12 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Bertam Hall Vidler. Unit: 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Death: 12 April 1917 Western Front
Died 12 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Francis King. Unit: 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. Death: 12 April 1917 at Famboux, Western Front.
Died 12 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant John Macouat. Unit: 12th Battalion, Royal Scots. Death: 12 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 12 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain Duncan Mackinnon. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 12 April 1918, Western Front.
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Captain Sidney Sparling Moverley Sibold MC. Unit: C Battery, 165th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 12 April 1918 Died from wounds received near St Quentin Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Stewart DSO MC. Unit: 94th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Death: 12 April 1918 Borre, France Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander Milne DSO. Unit: 36th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 12 April 1918 Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hill Wilson White. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps. Death: 12 April 1918 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ivo Clifton Gascoigne. Unit: 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Death: 12 April 1918, Western Front.
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Edwin Gilder 35145. Unit: 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: Between 9 April and 12 April 1918, Western Front.
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private George William Sturdey 44698. Unit: 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Death: 12 April 1918 Died of wounds received while acting as Company Stretcher Bearer Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Jack Turner. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps. Death: 12 April 1918 Western Front
Died 12 April 1918
Imperial War Museum