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 George Elliott Lowes Bowlby , Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 15 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Maclear, D.S.O. , East Lancashire Regiment, attached 13th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots
Died 15 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John H Underwood GS/5477, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 15 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Wallsgrove 12264, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 15 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Lottie M Stevens, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 15 March 1916.
Died 15 March 1916
Imperial War Museum
Staff Nurse Lottie M Stevens, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 15 March 1916.
Died 15 March 1916
Imperial War Museum