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 Frank Elliot Belcher MC. Unit: 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Death: 20 May 1915 Ypres Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain William Bacon Johnston Reid. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, atatched to 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 20 May 1915 La Bassee Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Colonel George Herbert Farrar DSO. Unit: Assistant Quartermaster-Generalm Central Force, later Southern Army, 1st Division, South West African Campaign. Death: 20 May 1915 Kuibis West Africa
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Herbert William Hancock 630. Unit: 2nd Battalian, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 May 1915, killed in action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Dugald Dalroy MacPherson 1147. Unit: 4th Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 May 1915 Egypt & Palestine
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Charles Francis Woodward. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 20 May 1915 Died in hospital in Bethune of wounds received during a night attack on the 16/17 May 1915 at Festubert. Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Gilbert Todhunter. Unit: Signalling Officer, 11th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Death: 20 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Haynes Robert Powell. Unit: 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion, (5th Royal Highlanders of Canada). Death: 20 May 1915 Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Leslie James Burley. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 May 1915 Of wounds received Quinn's Post Dardanelle
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Maurice O'Connor Cuffey. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Death: 20 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 20 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain James Rockliffe Smith MC. Unit: 16th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 20 May 1917 Killed in action
Died 20 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Robin Adam Barr 332070. Unit: B Company, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 20 May 1917
Died 20 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Charles Ligate. Unit: A Company, 16th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 20 May 1917
Died 20 May 1917
Imperial War Museum