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!
George Charlesworth 39758, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Eric Archibald McNair VC , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Le commandant Forzy, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 18 605
12 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le commandant Michel, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 18 608
12 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Preisregelung Mahlprodukte – Vertrieb Brot – Kundmachung – Oberhollabrunn
12 August 1918
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Private Burgoyne Frederick Anderson 235357, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Mellor 40517, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Ismael Florius 9265, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Percival Gordon 15753, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney Ness 2960. Unit: 50th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 12 August 1918 Killed in action Western Front
Died 12 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Valleton Went 11772, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 August 1918
Lives of the First World War