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!
Gunner Fred Whitehead 63021, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Thomas Middleton Jeffrey P4358, Military Foot Police
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Walker SD/3812, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Turnbull S/11153, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Turnbull S/11153, Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs)
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Hollingsworth 200831, Manchester Regiment
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman John Walter Bonallack R/38846. Unit: 13th Platoon, C Company, 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 18 September 1917 Ypres Western Front
Died 18 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant William Rawlinson Garside Holland M.C. , West Yorkshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Harold James Chandler SD/578, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Staff Serjeant Arthur John Chandler 12208, Military Labour Bureau
Died 18 September 1917
Lives of the First World War