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!
Captain Charles Edward Wilson , The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Charles Edward Wilson. Unit: Adjutant, 1st Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 17 September 1914 at The Battle of the Aisne Western Front
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Ardkeen Savage , Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Ardkeen Savage. Unit: 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Death: 17 September 1914 Died at Battle of the Aisne Western Front
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Robert Burton Parker , Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Robert Burton Parker. Unit: 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Death: 17 September 1914 Western Front
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Thomas Rupert Bowlby. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Death: 17 September 1914 Chivres Hill Western Front
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Dawson Warren , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Dawson Warren. Unit: Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 17 September 1914 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles George Gould 7169, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Michael Sullivan 7225, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Cosmo George Gordon , Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Cosmo George Gordon. Unit: 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Death: 17 September 1914, Western Front.
Died 17 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant John Sydney Paulson , Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 17 September 1914
Lives of the First World War