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!
Major Nigel William Francis Baynes. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Death: 20 March 1915 Of wounds Western Front
Died 20 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George A Dawswell. Unit: 19th Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 20 March 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 20 March 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal William Fennell Bray 88. Unit: A Company, 23rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 March 1917. Son of Charles Swinton Bray and Caroline Bray. Born in Victoria.
Died 20 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private James Henry Mickels 3560. Unit: 60th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 March 1917 United Kingdom
Died 20 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Dorothy Brown, Munitions work. Accidentally killed on duty 20 March 1918.
Died 20 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Dorothy Brown, Munitions work. Accidentally killed on duty 20 March 1918.
Died 20 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Taylor 52567. Unit: DCompany, 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own). Death: 20 March 1918 Missing in action Western Front
Died 20 March 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Walter Stanley Woodward 33103. Unit: B Company, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, attached to Assistant Provost Marshal. Death: 20 March 1918 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 20 March 1918
Imperial War Museum