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 Edmond Ryan 10745, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Francis Percy Campbell Pemberton , 2nd Life Guards
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain George Ryefield Taylour , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Leicester William Le Marchant Carey , Royal Fusiliers
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Colour Serjeant Frederick John Hill 9724, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Edward John James Ryan 9870, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Drummer John James Fitzgerald 5917, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Hale 4463, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal James Duggan 10815, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Brien 6952, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Michael Denny 9363, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Patrick Fahey 5917, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Robert Noel Fernie 10518, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant William Grace 3990, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Cyril Egremont Gaitskell , Leinster Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Guy Ogden De Peyster Chance , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Edward Ratcliff , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Richard Terrick Stainforth , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant William Alastair Fraser Sandeman , Gordon Highlanders
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Acting Corporal Stephen Horrigan 5981, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Manton 1703, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles David Churchill 6616, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Christopher Casey 6123, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Cornelius Joseph Burke 6536, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Cornelius Moynihan 5089, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private David Higgins 8054, Royal Irish Regiment (under an alias)
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry White 7274, Duke Of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private John Henry Humphreys 10643, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 19 October 1914
Lives of the First World War