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!
Corporal Edward Thomas Costin 282556, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Harold William Pickett 78980, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance-Corporal William Shearer 10660, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Phoebe E Meadows, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty in France 20 May 1918.
Died 20 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Phoebe E Meadows, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty in France 20 May 1918.
Died 20 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Ernest Clews 24570, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Edward Young 8269. Unit: Australian 5th Pioneers, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 20 May 1918 Killed in action Aged 25 Western Front
Died 20 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles William Senior TR5/174211, Machine Gun Corps
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry William Deeks 64297, Royal Fusiliers attached to Royal West Surrey Reg.
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James Sinclair 12563, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Merville St. Phor 11623, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Charles Bell 61267, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Charles Price G/6912, The Queen's Regiment
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Frederick Jarman M/348577, Army Service Corps
Died 20 May 1918
Lives of the First World War