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!
2nd Steward Frederick Arthur Thorn , Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Edward Le Page , Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Deck Boy Horace Edward Newton , Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Driver F E James M2/051568. Unit: 604th Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps, attached to XV Corps Heavy Artillery. Death: 16 March 1918 Gallipoli Dardanelles
Died 16 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Kenneth John Knaggs , Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Mary Taylor, Munitions work. Died as the result of an accident on duty 16 March 1918.
Died 16 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Mary Taylor, Munitions work. Died as the result of an accident on duty 16 March 1918.
Died 16 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Thomas R Thacker 2645, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War