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!
Lance Corporal Herbert Lawrence Padfield , 5th Battalion London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Sidney Ernest Willoughby Hathaway 8100, South Wales Borderers
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Le lion et la citadelle Vauban, Belfort, France, A 12 052
17 juin 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lieutenant Colonel George Eric Burroughs Dobbs , Royal Engineers
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus, D.S.O. , Leinster Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Major Arthur Septimus Conway , Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Major Arthur Septimus Conway DSO. Unit: 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 17 June 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 17 June 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss Winifred Shepherd, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 17 June 1917.
Died 17 June 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert John Morris G/11979, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Henry Crumplin 33202, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Stratton 29895, 16th York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edwin Lewis Collard 23040. Unit: 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 17 June 1917 Killed in action near Hollebeke Western Front. Son of Francis and Selina Collard, of Westworthy Farm, Bordleigh, Devon.
Died 17 June 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private John Charles Rhodes 242090, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Robert Frederick Lindsey 322348, London Regiment
Died 17 June 1917
Lives of the First World War