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 Arthur Henry Wilson , East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur Henry Wilson. Unit: 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 18 October 1914
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles George Lyall , Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Charles George Lyall. Unit: Reserve of Officers, attached 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Death: 18 October 1914 At Herties Western front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Hon James Boyle , 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain James Boyle. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 18 October 1914, La Bassee, Western Front.
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Seymour Frederic Auckland Albert Hurt , Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Seymour Frederic Auckland Albert Hurt. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 18 October 1914 Killed in action near La Bassee Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Francis Carr Dyson 9159, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edwin Maurice Bishop , attached King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edwin Maurice Bishop. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Death: 18 October 1914 Illies Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Frederick Longman. Unit: 4th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, (City of London Regiment). Death: 18 October 1914 At Battle of Marne Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hubert Kirkby Peace , York and Lancaster Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Thomas Cunningham Gillespie , King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Villiers Chernocke Downes , Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Villiers Chernocke Downes. Unit: 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Death: 18 October 1914 Western Front.
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major John Henry Morrah MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Kings Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Death: 18 October 1914 Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Oxer 8502, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Fred Batchelor 626, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private George Barranger L/7149, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private James Robinson 3/6080, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private John Brameld 7208, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Larrett Roebuck 8116, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Crouch 6657, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Harold William Ferguson Barton , Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 18 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Harold William Ferguson Barton. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 18 October 1914 Killed in action near Lille Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Harold William Ferguson Barton. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 18 October 1914 Lille Western Front
Died 18 October 1914
Imperial War Museum