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!
Acting Corporal George Edward Jackson 17100, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Robert Shields 35709, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Edmund Taylor 35683, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick George Goodall 26156, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Henry Newman 29022, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Isaac John Griffiths 11639, South Wales Borderers
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Benjamin Landymore 48109, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Dempster D/12816, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Hughes 8148, South Wales Borderers
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Whatley 26171, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Douglas. Service numbers: 4718 and S/43121. Unit: Gordon Highlanders, attached to 15th Platoon, D Company, unknown battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Death: Not known. Date of discharge: 19 August 1918.
Died 19 August 1918
Imperial War Museum