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!
Chief Writer Vallance Cruttenden 347357, H.M.S. "Raglan"
Died 20 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Fireman Albert Edward Bache 898524, Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Louvain
Died 20 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Fireman Francesco Attard , Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Louvain
Died 20 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Kusu Bay. H.M. Monitor's Raglan and '28' sunk Jany 20 1918 by the Goeben and Breslau. H.M.S. Edgar's divers at work. Signed by artist.
20 Jan 1918
National Maritime Museum
Private Harry Cyril Williams 1240, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Tom Green 44786, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 20 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
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