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!
Air Mechanic 2nd Class William Thomas Harwood 94665, 36th Training Depot Station
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Arsuf : the cavalry dash along the sea coast on the morning of the 19th September 1918
19 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Robinson Bullock 700258, Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Herbert W Mardle 103542, Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Leonard Noel Forbes. Unit: 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Death: 19 September 1918, Western Front.
Died 19 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Leslie Norman Ward, M.C. , Australian Infantry
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Neil Alexander Seaville Mackinnon , Suffolk Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edward Waite 202889, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert George Kimberley Musselwhite 45930, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur John Anthony 32517 (Incomplete), Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertram James Hook SD/2926, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private David Stuart S/18596, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Gilbert Harry Edwards 242010, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Law 32539, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Telesford 6514, British West Indies Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Brownbill 156477, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Geoffrey Fallas 81923, Durham Light Infantry
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Rayner Williams 230254, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas George Chapple SD/1287, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Henry Searston 52238, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Hough Bailey 13453, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant George Henry Ball, MM 102818, Royal Engineers
Died 19 September 1918
Lives of the First World War