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!
Driver Charles Christopher Lander 50523, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 18 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Fireman Battista Attard , Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Fleet Messenger Chesterfield
Died 18 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
18 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Edmond William Claude Gerard de Vere Pery. Unit: Warwickshire Yeomanry, attached to No. 32 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Death: 18 May 1918, Western Front.
Died 18 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Loftus Samuel John Parnell 50272, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 18 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Charles Holder 41011, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 18 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
REST AND RECREATION IN THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
18 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
REST AND RELAXATION IN THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
18 May 1918
Imperial War Museum