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!
Able Seaman John William Gatenby J16844, Seaman Storming Party
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Franklin Walter Ott 89147, Canadian Infantry
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Driver John Biles Kingsbury 5405, Australian Field Artillery
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class (Petty Officer) Percy Sollers M31726, HMS Glatton
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John T Wells 33746, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Le capitaine Raymond Recouly, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 14 629
17 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lieutenant Alexander Bissett McCrae MC. Unit: 5th Battalion, Scottish Rifles. Death: 17 September 1918 France Western Front
Died 17 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Oswald Massey Samson , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Madame Raymond Recouly, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 14 632
17 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Weill et Mademoiselle Germaine Weill, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 74 804
17 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Arthur Clarence Tremethick 35932, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Maurice Yeomans 37220, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Fred Pettitt 267625, Hertfordshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Bramley 39641, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Lionel Anthony Stanley Tonks 35930, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas George Fuller 43669, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 September 1918
Lives of the First World War