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 Clarence Mortimer Hodgson. Unit: Commanding Officer, "C" Company, 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 18 September 1916, killed in action, Somme, Western Front.
Died 18 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Colin Johnston Maclaverty. Unit: 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Death: 18 September 1916.
Died 18 September 1916
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Company Serjeant Major Benjamin William Black 2983, Durham Light Infantry
Died 18 September 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frances Edward Oliver 2839, London Regiment
Died 18 September 1916
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Deck Hand George Henry John Doe SD 4884, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 18 September 1916
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Lance Corporal Thomas Stanley Davies B/19591, Royal Fusiliers
Died 18 September 1916
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Lieutenant Rev. Ernest Wilfred Havelock , Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Alexander Munro Dempster 195, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Frederick Arthur Shults S/10610, Rifle Brigade
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Frederick G Howlett 2974, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 18 September 1916
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Private James Blower 9626, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 18 September 1916
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Private James McAllister 3623, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Leslie Charles Kerry 13753, Suffolk Regiment
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Peter Black 2120, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Samuel John Norman 531667, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 18 September 1916
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Private Thomas Bullough 4429. Unit: 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 18 September 1916.
Died 18 September 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private William Albert Wilson 2334. Unit: 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 18 September 1916 Western Front
Died 18 September 1916
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Private William Albert Wilson Str/2334, Royal Fusiliers
Died 18 September 1916
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Pte Fred Vitty 14/14594, 14 Bn Durham Light Infantry
Died 18 September 1916
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Rifleman Frederick Johns. Service number: S/7862. Unit: 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 18 September 1916 Western Front. Son of Henry and Emmaline Johns, of 58, Sandy Lane, Hucknall, Notts.
Died 18 September 1916
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Second Lieutenant Arthur Milton Bacon Copping, M.M. , 6th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Rifles)
Died 18 September 1916
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Second Lieutenant Arthur Wild. Unit: 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 18 September 1916 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 18 September 1916
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Second Lieutenant Haden Mostyn Kendrick , Royal Flying Corps
Died 18 September 1916
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