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!
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Philip Charles Lytton Routledge. Unit: 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Harland Judge. Unit: 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Francis Edward Fish. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915, Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Herbert Eustace Hathorn Johnston-Stewart. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Coeur verdoyant du « village japonais » entre les maisons est et ouest, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 556
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Corporal Harold Barlow 1349, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Turnbull 200483, Cameron Highlanders
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Donald Kenworthy. Unit: 2nd Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front. Son of John and Mary H. Kenworthy, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Arthur Trewby. Unit: 11th Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Sarif Roy Montesole. Unit: Special Reserve, Royal Sussex Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 La Basse Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Howard Thomas Elder. Unit: Headquarter Signalling Officer, 5th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915 Cape Helles Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Dampier Hallifax. Unit: "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915, killed in action near Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Stanser Rich. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Stanser Rich. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Reginald Denman Apps. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant William Spens. Unit: 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart MID. Unit: 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), atached H.Q. Staff Australian and N.Z. Army Corps.. Death: 17 May 1915 Gallipoli / Dardanelles
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Arthur Moody 2278, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Terah Elwood 507. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915 Gallipoli Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Francis Edward Greene 1347. Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Joss 8750. Unit: D Company, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front. Son of Mrs. M. D. Joss, of 3, Arden St., Maryhill, Glasgow.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Kerr 12144. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Missing Western Front. Son of Mrs. Francis Kerr, of 23, Kenmare St., Belfast.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Sidney Horace Burgess 10002, South Wales Borderers
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Frederick Farrier 5/2586, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Charles Wade 1469, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Maguire 1291, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rocaille en pente du « jardin chinois » , ponctuée de conifères et proche du « sanctuaire japonais », Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 598
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Scène aquatique et rocaille fleurie du « sanctuaire japonais » situées non loin du temple shinto, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 599
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant Archdale Gillam Walker. Unit: 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 17 May 1915 Killed in Action at Festubert. Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant George Richard Murray Udny. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 17 May 1915 At Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Herbert Dickie Kidd. Unit: 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 17 May 1915 wounded and missing at Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum