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!
Commander Fitzroy Henry Hall. Unit: HMS Newmarket, Royal Navy. Death: 17 July 1917, killed in action at sea. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Died 17 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Gunner George William Burton 19574, 7th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner James Donald Sutherland Munro 150, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Eric Robson Morris 532589, 15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Ernest Roskell 13448, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Reginald Williams 10408, South Wales Borderers
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Mademoiselle Jeanne Bergson, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 10 605
17 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Henri Bergson et sa fille Jeanne Bergson, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 10 603
17 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Arthur G Oliver R/18009, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold David Colly 3174. Unit: Machine Gun Section, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry, attached to 9th Division Observers. Death: 17 July 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 17 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Henry Blake GS/4074, 6th Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Roberts G/13312. Unit: D Company, 6th Battalion, Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Death: 17 July 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 17 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Joseph Welch 116334, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Died 17 July 1917
Lives of the First World War