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!
Lieutenant Percy Richard Oliver Trench. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment, attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 15 January 1917 Mespotamia Missing in action
Died 15 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick Charles Haywood 23390, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 15 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Henry Chance 320345, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 15 January 1917
Lives of the First World War