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 James Alexander , 16th Highland Light Infantry
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Engineer Lieutenant Commander Ernest Grant Ede , HMS Pellew
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Herbert Harris 184555, Royal Field Artillery
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
J M Kirk, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of strain and overwork 12 December 1917.
Died 12 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
J M Kirk, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of strain and overwork 12 December 1917.
Died 12 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
L\'enfant François Neburget, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 817
12 décembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Madame Neburget, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 814
12 décembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Mademoiselle Baur, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 808 X
12 décembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Baur, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 811 X
12 décembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Cecil Gregory 48229, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank George Jolley S4/109425, Army Service Corps
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Eastland 11440, 2nd Regiment South African Infantry
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Parker Wilkinson 21/534, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Dobson 9633, 1st Regiment South African Infantry
Died 12 December 1917
Lives of the First World War