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!
Second Lieutenant Harold Housecroft. Unit: 4th Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Death: 19 November 1914, killed in action at La Bassee, Western Front.
Died 19 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter John Clark 1068. Unit: 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 November 1915 Killed in action aged 18 years Gallipoli
Died 19 November 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Gilmour Harvie 4797. Unit: "C" Company, 50th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 November 1916, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 19 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Regimental Sergeant Major Arthur Wilson 9274. Unit: 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 19 November 1916 Western Front
Died 19 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Deckhand Robert Henry George Culling 9755DA. Unit: Royal Navy, Royal Naval Patrol Service, Minesweeper HM Trawler Morococala. Death: 19 November 1917 Killed in action when his ship struck a mine near Queenstown.
Died 19 November 1917
Imperial War Museum
Landing Ammunition : the Egyptian Labour Corps landing boxes of ammunition from the steamers near Jaffa during the advance
19 November 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman W J Elliott. Unit: 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 19 November 1917 Western Front.
Died 19 November 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss Lilian Norah Pearce, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia 19 November 1918.
Died 19 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
Miss Lilian Norah Pearce, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia 19 November 1918.
Died 19 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
The Citadel of Homs. Homs, a desert town between Damascus and Aleppo. The Australian Light Horse are bivouacked in the foreground.
19 November 1918
Imperial War Museum