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 Cecil Dunbar Hutchinson , South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Rodric Mathafarn Williams , Royal Flying Corps
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert George Jarvis GS/65703, Royal Fusiliers
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward John Stevens 10582, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest John Bentley 202040, Durham Light Infantry
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Smith 23666, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Carter GS/16529, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Dewsnap 24590, Yorkshire Regiment
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Silvester John Richard Hunt 8021, London Regiment
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Shipwright 1st Class Frederick Charles Jenking 346232, H.M.S. "Minotaur"
Died 12 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Hilda Garlick, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died August 1917 12 August 1917.
Died 12 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Staff Nurse Hilda Garlick, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died August 1917 12 August 1917.
Died 12 August 1917
Imperial War Museum