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!
Badge of an Officer of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
15 February 1918
Imperial War Museum
Boy Ambrose William Carey SBD 1039, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 15 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Vernon William Blyth Castle , Royal Flying Corps
Died 15 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand James Cecil Watcham DA 16505, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter Silver Queen
Died 15 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Eric Stanley Higgs , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Newbury
Died 15 February 1918
Lives of the First World War