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 John Spencer Theodore Weston , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Stabell 2019, Australian Infantry
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Cowling 12133, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Clifford Carr Tongue TF/1991, Middlesex Regiment
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Turnbull 4012, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Staff Serjeant Raymond Hodder Falla S/249, Army Service Corps
Died 20 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Charles Alfred Brook G/4146, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Lance Sergeant George Newman 420097, Canadian Infantry
Died 20 August 1916
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Lance Serjeant William Fishlock 21350, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Private Andrew Thomas Day 8/3889, Otago Infantry Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Private Arthur Smith 17832, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Private Ernest Ellis 5096, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Private Frederick James Stevens 22824, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1916
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Private Walter James 19421, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1916
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Private William Best 1647, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Rifleman Ernest Farrar R/19527, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 20 August 1916
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Rifleman Frank Sheard R/19748, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 20 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Nevill Lindsay Young , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 20 August 1916
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Second Lieutenant William Eric Berridge , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1916
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Acting Petty Officer Stoker Matthew Rosevere Davey Burnard K.1894. (DEV), H.M. Submarine E47
Died 20 August 1917
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Air Mechanic 2nd Class Albert Edmonds 65286, Royal Flying Corps
Died 20 August 1917
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Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Lewis Hallam Wilkinson W.4474. (Ch.), H.M. Submarine E47
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Richard Lees B/1701, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Died 20 August 1917
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Lieutenant Kenneth Edward Elder , Royal Naval Reserve
Died 20 August 1917
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Nursing Sister Sarah Ellen Garbutt , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Petty Officer Frank Johnson 235231 (Dev), H.M. Submarine E47
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Weeding G/13259, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Laurence Borthwick Turnbull 3/8030, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanton Charles Edgoose 307662, West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1917
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Private Thomas Smith 19842, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1917
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Private William Henry Taylor PLY/81/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant James Hamilton Speirs S/18170, Cameron Highlanders
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Frank Fellowes K18636, HMS IRON DUKE
Died 20 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Thomas William Istead K.26074. (Ch.), H.M. Submarine E47
Died 20 August 1917
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Corporal Arthur Edward Bradford 42667, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 20 August 1918
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Corporal Francis Theodore Mather 552770, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Driver Edward O'Keil Dadswell 301406, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Henry Holt 265367, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Houlden 245035, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Swift 45434, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Arthur Lane 651414, 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 20 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain George Sumpter, D.S.O., M.C. and Bar, Order of St. Anne , Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 August 1920
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Lieutenant John Robert Francis 'Frank' Wild, CBE , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 20 August 1939
Lives of the First World War
Founder and Organiser Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson-Gower nee St. Clair-Erskine , No 9 Red Cross Hospital (Millicent Duchess of Sutherland's Ambulance)
Died 20 August 1955
Lives of the First World War
Captain Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans , HMS BROKE
Died 20 August 1957
Lives of the First World War