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!
Able Seaman Albert Edward Aston Bristol Z/3683, Royal Naval Division
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Frederick Alfred Layzell J14692, HM Submarine H5
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Chefs Druses, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 501
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Colonel docteur Ibrahim Bey Thabit, médecin de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 503
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Combattant druze des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 502
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Combattants des forces arabes du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 69 085 X
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Combattants des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 500
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Fayz Bey el Azm, un compagnon de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 504
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Fayz Bey el Azm, un compagnon de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 506
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Groupe de combattants des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 495
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'émir Yazbek, secrétaire en chef de l\'émir Fayçal, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 505
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Officier de l\'armée chérifienne, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 496
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Osmond Alexander Coates 8115, British West Indies Regiment
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George Walter Cuthbert Karalus 62074, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Herbert George Shapland , 36th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sous les falaises, les tentes du campement des forces arabes du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 497
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Stoker 1st Class Ernest Thomas Ashmore 301367, H.M. Submarine "H5"
Died 2 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Trois jeunes combattants des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz, Quweira, Arabie (actuelle Jordanie), A 15 494
2 mars 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine