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!
Driver Victor Hugo Duckett Waine 2708. Unit: 3rd Field Company, Engineers, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 14 September 1917 Died of wounds Western Front
Died 14 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Serjeant Leslie William James Wright 26799, Hampshire Regiment
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Algernon Robert William Baker 202505, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Watson Colgate 532118, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Anderson 533427, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Arthur Austin 25546, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Shears 532233, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Gable (or Gamble) 4004/281539. Unit: 4th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Death: 14 September 1917, prisoner of war, Germany.
Died 14 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William Henry Mascall 532371, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 14 September 1917
Lives of the First World War