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!
Acting Sergeant John Joseph Herlihy Murphy 1761. Unit: 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 12 June 1918 Western Front
Died 12 June 1918
Imperial War Museum
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