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!
Captain George Hebden Raleigh. Unit: Essex Regiment, Squadron Commander of the 4th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 20 January 1914 Dunkirk fell out of plane on ground Western Front
Died 20 January 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Harry Sheehy Keating. Unit: Brigade Bomb Officer, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Death: 20 January 1915 Grenade accident Western Front. Son of the late Henry S. and Elinor Erskine Keating, of London.
Died 20 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Leslie Raymond Talbot Gilbert 1560. Unit: 14th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 January 1916, died of wounds, Western Front.
Died 20 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
Edith Perkins, Munitions work. Died of TNT poisoning 20 January 1917.
Died 20 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Telegraphist Edward Henry Hollamby J/32431. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Raglan. Death: 20 January 1918, killed in action when his ship was sunk in action with the German/Turkish warships SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau, Eastern Mediterranean.
Died 20 January 1918
Imperial War Museum