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 William Davey Joy , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Mine Sweeper Devonia
Died 13 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Major Basil Kenrick Wing Bacon , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 13 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Alexander Pirie , Gordon Highlanders
Died 13 December 1914
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Gunner John Fisher 280699, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 13 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Constantine Grubb 2239, British West Indies Regiment
Died 13 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Hoare G/4612, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 13 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant David Stuart Spence , Royal Field Artillery
Died 13 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frederick George Coles 5559, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 13 December 1916
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Private Arthur Francis McGinley 27272, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 13 December 1916
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Private Charles Doble G/15672, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 13 December 1916
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Rifleman Francis James Lewington 11397, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 13 December 1916
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Staff Nurse Kate Rosina Sturt 2/ResS/101, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Died 13 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Herbert Mather Spoor , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 13 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Chauffeuse Helen Maud Peel , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 13 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Richard Brock 535256, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 13 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Evendon Cole 531394, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 13 December 1917
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Private George Henry Grant 4737, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 13 December 1917
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Private Charles George Clark TR/8/30584, Hampshire Regiment
Died 13 December 1918
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Private Thomas Henry Martin 34347, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 13 December 1918
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Private William Henry Walter 93240, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 13 December 1918
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Sapper Walter Edwin Pattenden 210724, Royal Engineers
Died 13 December 1918
Lives of the First World War
Trimmer William Joseph Ferguson TS 7543, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pekin."
Died 13 December 1918
Lives of the First World War
Plumber. 1st. James Bendelow M622, HMS Queen Elizabeth
Died 13 December 1919
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Private Robert Atherton, M.M. 8519, Liverpool Regiment
Died 13 December 1919
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Gunner George Gibson Macaulay 167901, Royal Field Artillery
Died 13 December 1940
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Brigadier General Edmund John Phipps-Hornby VC , Royal Artillery Southern Command
Died 13 December 1947
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Rangi Te Kahutea Otene, M.M. 16/405, First Maori Pioneer Battalion New Zealand Contingent
Died 13 December 1952
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Company Sergeant-Major Harry Daniels VC 9665, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Died 13 December 1953
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Joseph Ernest Savill 5999321, Essex Regiment
Died 13 December 1953
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Private Harold Coe 143412, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 13 December 1964
Lives of the First World War
Hilda Margaret Broadbent , Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS)
Died 13 December 1965
Lives of the First World War
Private William Samuel Hamilton 71132, Corps of Hussars
Died 13 December 1971
Lives of the First World War