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!
Corporal William Robins Guy 240555, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Henry Thomas Matheson 3142, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Henry William Bull 110760, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner James Arthur Neaves 38595, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner John Birnie 45867, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Sergeant Edward J Richards 330905. Unit: A Company, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 April 1918 near Paschendale Western Front
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lance Serjeant Edward John Richards 330905, Highland Light Infantry
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Campbell Robertson Fraser , The KIng's (Liverpool) Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Captain Ronald Harcourt Sanderson , Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Hubert Aubrey Collymore , Bedfordshire Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Thomas Real O’Sullivan 2763. Unit: 41st Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 April 1918 Western Front
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Major Ronald Harcourt Sanderson. Unit: Royal Horse Artillery, attached to the 148th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 17 April 1918, West Flanders, Western Front.
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Edward New 50814, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert William Atherley 25102, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert William Atherley 25102. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 17 April 1918
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Henry Chilvers 27466, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Goddard 34246, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Martin Andrew 9617, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Thomas Claude Wilby 21923, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Hocking 27551, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Balshaw 41662, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Balshaw 41662. Unit: 1st/5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 17 April 1918
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private William Arthur Phelps 40399, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Riche demeure, Djeddah, Arabie, A 15 637
17 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant Robert William Craig MC. Unit: Royal Scots, attached to 34th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Death: 17 April 1918 Killed in action Western Front
Died 17 April 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Wynell Hastings Lloyd , Royal Engineers
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant James Alexander Thompson 6087, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Fred Stubbens 64693, 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 17 April 1918
Lives of the First World War