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!
Gunner Ernest Albert Marsh L/11232, Royal Field Artillery
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Ernest Nicholson P/7964, Military Police Corps
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Leading Mechanic Joseph Chorley Simpson 209040, Royal Navy Air Service
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Major Thomas Stewart MC and Bar. Unit: 8th Battalion, attached to 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Scots, 32nd Division. Death: 12 September 1917 Belgium Western Front
Died 12 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
On Tel-el-Jemmi : a view from the top, where signalmen are heliographing. In the distance are the mountains of Judaea. On the desert horizon lies the Gaza-Beersheba road.
12 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Esau Roach 10484, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Patrick Lambe 10589, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Lionel Brough 220017, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Adolphus Smith 7225, British West Indies Regiment
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Herbert James Bateup 5894, 8th London Regiment
Died 12 September 1917
Lives of the First World War