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!
Bombardier Herbert Alfred Russell 61683, Royal Field Artillery
Died 12 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Scott Gilbertson 15022, Cameron Highlanders
Died 12 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Dames Blacker 14/1157, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 12 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles James Johnson 2634, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 12 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Harry Gray 10680, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 12 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Christopher Thomas Honey 68818, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Francis James Cowles 15/848, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Andrew Reginald Fish 532172, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Michael Samuels 532171, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Pte Richard Martindale 1)- 4/7657 2) 29205, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant James Alexander Scott Wood , Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Turnbull , Royal Flying Corps
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Thomas William Boardman 680687, Royal Field Artillery
Died 12 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant James William Hewitt 17443, East Surrey Regiment
Died 12 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest William Ball 43821, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 12 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Jeremiah Barton 8875, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 June 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Llewellyn Owen , Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 12 June 1918
Lives of the First World War