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 W R Peacock. Unit: Royal Navy Reserve, HMS Transport Hunsbridge. Death: 18 February 1917 UK
Died 18 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Frank Elmore 49135, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Thomas Davies 55329, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Arthur Roberts 31119, South Lancashire Regiment
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Jesse George Webber 3/796, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Tom Ingle 6/0883. Unit: 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Death: 18 February 1917 Western Front.
Died 18 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Tom Ingle 6/1883, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Williams 3/10655, South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)
Died 18 February 1917
Lives of the First World War