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 Harold Fisher DSO. Unit: 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 16 December 1914, La Bassee, Western Front.
Died 16 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Stephen Ussher. Unit: 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis. Death: 16 December 1914 At Givenchy Western Front
Died 16 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Civilian Margaret Briggs , Victim of German Bombardment
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Robert Spence 5428, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Gunner William Edward Charles 651, Royal Field Artillery
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Gunner William Stephen Houston 5693, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Hugh Godfrey Brooksbank , Yorkshire Regiment
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Hugh Godfrey Brooksbank MID. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). Death: 16 December 1914 Of wounds received at Ypres
Died 16 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Miss M J Birkett, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died December 1914 16 December 1914.
Died 16 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Alix Oliffe Liddle 18/107, Durham Light Infantry
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Stephen Clarke 18/707, Durham Light Infantry
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Leslie Dobson Turner 18/398, Durham Light Infantry
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Theophilus Jones 18/295, Durham Light Infantry
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Rogers 18/369, Durham Light Infantry
Died 16 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
THE GERMAN NAVAL BOMBARDMENT OF BRITISH SEAPORTS, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1914
16 December 1914
Imperial War Museum