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 Arbuthnott John Dunbar , Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Robert Mc Gheyne Linnell , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 17 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Guardsman Ernest Victor Message 10000, Grenadier Guards
Died 17 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Charles Richings 15172, Grenadier Guards
Died 17 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
2nd Lieutenant Edward Arnold Abigail , Royal Marine Artillery
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William George Stenner G/904, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Leading Mechanic Frank Aylward Ball F/7, Royal Naval Air Service
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Bent Ball , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertie Alexander Pengelley 12312, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Douglas Johnson 10694, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 17 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Arthur Elsdale Boultbee , Royal Flying Corps
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant David Dennys Fowler , Royal Flying Corps
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George MacDonald Watt , Royal Flying Corps
Died 17 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Company Serjeant Major John Kendrick Skinner VC 6895, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 17 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick John Adamson S4/056473, Army Service Corps
Died 17 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Richard Shaw Wood , Royal Flying Corps
Died 17 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal James Mapp 16869, British West Indies Regiment
Died 17 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Augustus Harding 5156, British West Indies Regiment
Died 17 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Aubrey Ashton 16769, British West Indies Regiment
Died 17 March 1920
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Mabel Brown Clint , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 17 March 1939
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Potter Ritchie VC 68, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 17 March 1965
Lives of the First World War