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!
Able Seaman John Morgan R/3446, Royal Naval Division
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Arden Acworth. Unit: 1st/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 13 October 1917
He was attached to 7th Worcestershire Regiment on 26 April 1917 and left for France on 27 June 1917. Aged 19, he was wounded at Passchendaele on 9 Oct
Died 13 October 1917
Imperial War Museum
Mahemdia : from the Roman ruins. The hospital on the beach is seen three miles distant
13 October 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Alfred Borthwick 267207, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred George Borthwick 267207. Unit: 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 13 October 1917 Western Front. Son of George Borthwick, of 25, Octavia St., Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Died 13 October 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Foster 31706, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Francisco Vieira 11719, British West Indies Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George J Curl G/9844, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Willis 24124, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Cookson 41207, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James W Driver 28919, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Arthur Mewett G/42526, Middlesex Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Lennox Bainbridge Terry 2888. Unit: ACompany, 38th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 13 October 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 13 October 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Neil Mason 300219, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Arden Acworth , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 13 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant P C Norton. Unit: Royal Flying Corps. Death: 13 October 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 13 October 1917
Imperial War Museum