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!
Boy First Class Albert John Payne J/27539, HMS Hawke
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Thomas Hector Hughes , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Thomas Hector Hughes. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 15 October 1914, killed in action near the village of Richebourg St Vaast, Western Front.
Died 15 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal John Collins 10866, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Donald Roy MacDonald. Unit: HMS Hawke, Royal Navy. Death: 15 October 1914 Drowned HMS Hawke North Sea
Died 15 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles William Whitehead CH/9373, Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private H A Baker. Unit: 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 15 October 1914 Western Front
Died 15 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Joseph Lewis CH/7208, Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Michael Quinlisk 10747, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Patrick Michael Casey 9780, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter James Mann 1150. Unit: 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 15 October 1914 Western Front
Died 15 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Stoker 1st Class Nathaniel Agnew SS105083, HMS Hawke
Died 15 October 1914
Lives of the First World War