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 John Willie Thomas 204584, Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Leonard Sorzano 91868, Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Major Francis Ashford Lupton , West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Hobbs 1933. Unit: 45th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 February 1917, killed in action, Western Front. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Died 19 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Cyrus Wilton Field 147099, Canadian Infantry
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Thomas Arnott G/6936, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Kensett G/25364, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Fred Denton PLY/751/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Raymond Hercules Thorburn 6840, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Walter Henry Challinor 19823, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 19 February 1917
Lives of the First World War