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!
Company Quartermaster Sergeant William ALEXANDER 20726, Canadian Infantry
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver Phillip Sydney King Kemp 3538, Australian Field Artillery
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Walter Turnbull 125903, Royal Field Artillery
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Madame de Massary, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 560
18 octobre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Mademoisellle Marguerite Clément, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 557
18 octobre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Giovanni Caproni, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 558
18 octobre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Alfred James Michel 669795, Canadian Pioneers
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Bernard Metcalfe 103505, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Davidson 24161, 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Firth 203406, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Ramsden 18384, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John George Midgley 16/1528, Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Richardson 28125, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1917
Lives of the First World War