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!
Chief Petty Officer Albert Ernest Llewellyn 147411, Royal Fleet Reserve
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand Albert Henry Leman DA 416, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand Stephen Hartley Booth DA 419, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Engineman Thomas Edward Salt ES 1898, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal. William Heritage 9454, Worcestershire Regiment.
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Archibald Charles Mark Walsh , Royal Horse Artillery
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Supplementary Lieutenant Edward Cromwell Colchester , HMS Irresistable
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Trimmer Albert Stephenson TS 201, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Lord Airedale
Died 18 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier Sidney Randall Priddy 14215, Royal Field Artillery
Died 18 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant David Cuthbert Thomas , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 18 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant John Arthur Addis 11292, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 18 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ambrose Johnson 14/1451, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Francis Haines 17670, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 18 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Howard Leslie Harcourt , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 18 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Robert Henry Hose , Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 18 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain Guy Stafford Thorne , Royal Flying Corps
Died 18 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edward Trevor Akrill Jones , Royal Flying Corps
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Bartholomew 'Barty' Edwards 8950, British West Indies Regiment
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Emanuel Joseph 6954, British West Indies Regiment
Died 18 March 1918
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Private Rowland Williams 317032, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Rudolph Toussaint 6754, British West Indies Regiment
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Cole 16675, British West Indies Regiment
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Reverend Emlyn Holt Davies , Young Men's Christian Association / Army Chaplains' Department
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Richard George Strickett 65821, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 18 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman William John Bradley J78842, H.M.S. "Victory I"
Died 18 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Walter Charles Venn 20404, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 18 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private William Gerald Ashmore 120360, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 18 March 1920
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Alfred Barker K13516, H.M.S. "Victory II"
Died 18 March 1920
Lives of the First World War