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!
Corporal Arthur Walliker 10227, South Wales Borderers
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Leonard Williams 21343, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner James C Gillett 96127, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner James C. Gillett 96127. Unit: 155th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 16 February 1917, Western Front.
Died 16 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Robert Bell Gilbertson 307364, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Richard William Formby , Royal Engineers
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Newspaper clipping from the Willesden Chronicle 16 February 1917.. Clipping from the Willesden Chronicle 16 February 1917, giving further details of Hayward’s death.
1917-02-16
National Maritime Museum
Private Arthur James Jarvis 2972, Devonshire Regiment
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edgar Albert Ivor Fortey 10969, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Rourke 36929, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John H Farquharson 3350, British West Indies Regiment
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Knight 6763, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 16 February 1917
Lives of the First World War