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 John Brice Matthews , Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 14 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Henry James Carpenter S/26424. Unit: A Company, 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 14 February 1917 Missing in action presumed Killed in action Western Front
Died 14 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Despatch Rider Maurice Henry Pickett 131986, Royal Engineers
Died 14 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Miss Doris Page, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 14 February 1917.
Died 14 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Benjamin Alec Lane 27502, South Wales Borderers
Died 14 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest William Gunby 11484, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 14 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Jesse Bird GS/7701, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 14 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman J W Steeden 21499. Unit: Rifle Brigade. Death: 14 February 1917 Missing
Died 14 February 1917
Imperial War Museum