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!
G M M Wake, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
G M M Wake, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
K M MacDonald, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Killed during a bombing raid at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
K M MacDonald, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Killed during a bombing raid at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Leslie Gordon Meston 1720. Unit: 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 May 1918 Western Front
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kenneth James , West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kenneth James DSO and Bar. Unit: 6th Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 19 May 1918 Western Front.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
M Lowe, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds following the bombing of the 1st Canadian Hospital at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
M Lowe, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds following the bombing of the 1st Canadian Hospital at Etaples 19 May 1918.
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Nursing Sister Katherine Maud MacDonald , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Margaret Lowe , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Adrian De Roy Tudor 766338, London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Arthur Harris 9440 , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Leslie Midgley 756A. Unit: A Company, 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 May 1918 Western Front
Died 19 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private George Henry Collins 21283, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 19 May 1918
Lives of the First World War