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!
Florence Compton, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Accidentally drowned in Mesopotamia 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Florence Compton, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Accidentally drowned in Mesopotamia 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Miss Fanny Tindall, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in motor launch accident 8 days after arriving in Mesopotamia. 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Miss Fanny Tindall, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in motor launch accident 8 days after arriving in Mesopotamia. 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles Corns 9798, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Stuart Keogan DM2/207366, Army Service Corps
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Stevens 44587, Durham Light Infantry
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Turnbull 73666, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Thomas Ivor Rees Williams 303464, London Regiment, London Rifle Brigade
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman William Albert Shuff 375645, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sister Alice Welford , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sister Alice Welford, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in a collision on the river near Basra 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Sister Alice Welford, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in a collision on the river near Basra 15 January 1918.
Died 15 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Sister Fanny Tindall , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 15 January 1918
Lives of the First World War