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!
Armourer's Crew Henry George Andrews M12046, H.M.S. "Vernon"
Died 16 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick John Richardson 9104, Coldstream Guards
Died 16 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Gurney Z 2264, Rifle Brigade
Died 16 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Edwin Ledger 10903, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 16 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Margaret Gargan , Ministry of Munitions
Died 16 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Hingley 8997, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Dodson 4627, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 16 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Henry Aspinall 20849, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Company Serjeant Major Donald Ross 3/7182, Gordon Highlanders
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Henry Davey 12254, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur James Challacombe M2/202425, Army Service Corps
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Harold James Thurley 6895, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 16 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
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
Lieutenant Kenneth John Knaggs , Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas R Thacker 2645, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Worker Agnes Mary Fransham 15323, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Died 16 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Boy 2nd Class Herbert Edgar Joseph Bamford 11130, Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Tingeria
Died 16 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ernest Hodgson Leslie , Canadian Railway Troops Depot
Died 16 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Paul Treeby , East Surrey Regiment
Died 16 March 1935
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Pelham Rawstorn Papillon , 13th Essex Regiment
Died 16 March 1940
Lives of the First World War
Reverend George John Bunce Bidgood , Royal Army Chaplains Department
Died 16 March 1956
Lives of the First World War