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!
Stoker Class II Stephen Joseph Kelly K22102, HMS Pembroke
Died 17 April 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Joseph Esmonde, M.P. , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 17 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Commander Theodore Stuart Brodie , HM Submarine E15
Died 17 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Cottrell 3045, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Ronald Blyth Pulman 1490, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 April 1915
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Private Thomas Hesketh 1978, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 17 April 1915
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Private Thomas Jukes 13003, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 17 April 1915
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Captain Arthur Derisley Martin , attached to the 47th Sikhs
Died 17 April 1916
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Captain Edward Fleetwood Berry, M.C. , 1/9th Gurkha Rifles
Died 17 April 1916
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Private Frederick Skelton 9251, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 17 April 1916
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Second Lieutenant Norman Blackburn Brearley , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1916
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Corporal Frank Kirtley Honey 799306, Canadian Infantry
Died 17 April 1917
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Fireman Henry Charles Flux , Mercantile Marine - HMHS Asturias
Died 17 April 1917
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Munitions Worker Margaret Valentine , Ministry of Munitions
Died 17 April 1917
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Private Edwin John Watkins 203439, Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1917
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Private Harry Brunton Scuffham M2/033842, Army Service Corps
Died 17 April 1917
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Private John Kirby 201987, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Died 17 April 1917
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Private John William Ison 267964, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1917
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Private Leonard H Nelson 9525, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1917
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Private Prince Garfield Railton 19091, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 17 April 1917
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Second Lieutenant Henry George Woolley , Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 17 April 1917
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Sergeant Frederick Alfred Honey G/20245, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 17 April 1917
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Serjeant James McGilchrist Alexander, MM 265048, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 17 April 1917
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Corporal William Robins Guy 240555, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 17 April 1918
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Gunner Henry Thomas Matheson 3142, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
Died 17 April 1918
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Gunner Henry William Bull 110760, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
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Gunner James Arthur Neaves 38595, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
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Gunner John Birnie 45867, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
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Lance Serjeant Edward John Richards 330905, Highland Light Infantry
Died 17 April 1918
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Lieutenant Campbell Robertson Fraser , The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Lieutenant Captain Ronald Harcourt Sanderson , Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
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Lieutenant Hubert Aubrey Collymore , Bedfordshire Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps
Died 17 April 1918
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Private Albert Edward New 50814, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private Albert William Atherley 25102, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private Arthur Henry Chilvers 27466, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private George Henry Goddard 34246, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private John Martin Andrew 9617, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private John Thomas Claude Wilby 21923, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private Joseph Hocking 27551, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private Richard Balshaw 41662, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Private William Arthur Phelps 40399, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
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Second Lieutenant Wynell Hastings Lloyd , Royal Engineers
Died 17 April 1918
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Sergeant James Alexander Thompson 6087, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Died 17 April 1918
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Serjeant Fred Stubbens 64693, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant John Durney 56808, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War