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!
2ND BATTALION, CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1915
19 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Alastair St John Munro Warrand. Unit: 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), attached to 4th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 19 March 1915 Shot down on 11 March 1915 and wounded. Taken prisoner by the Germans, and died of his wounds
Died 19 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Hugh Beauclerk Mostyn Pryce. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to D Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own). Death: 19 March 1915 Western Front
Died 19 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Arthur Wilfrid Blaker MID. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Inflexible. Death: 19 March 1915 Dardanelles
Died 19 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Frederick Maurice Wookey. Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Death: 19 March 1915 Died in No.2 Clearing Hospital, Bailleul from wounds received in action on 15 March 1915 at St.Eloi Western Front
Died 19 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Mervyn Stronge Richardson MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 19 March 1916 Somme while inspecting wire Western Front
Died 19 March 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Edward Percy Turner. Unit: 42nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 19 March 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 19 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss Emily M Elwes, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 19 March 1917.
Died 19 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss Emily M Elwes, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 19 March 1917.
Died 19 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private George Clarence Garlick 1641. Unit: 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 March 1917, Western Front.
Died 19 March 1917
Imperial War Museum