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!
Driver Albert George Baker 206485, Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Norman Penlington L/18464, Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Robert Walter Brown , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Byng George Gregge-Hopwood DSO. Unit: Commanding 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Death: 20 July 1917, West Flanders, Western Front.
Major Stephen John Burton. Unit: 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Death: 20 July 1917, West F
Died 20 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Edward Byng George Gregge-Hopwood , Coldstream Guards
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Frederick Plumb 12181, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Henry Lewis Leach 533560, 3/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Privett 18348, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Mark Milner 14/530, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sargeant, 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Reeve Stainbank 2189, Royal Filed Artillery
Died 20 July 1917
Lives of the First World War