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!
Bombardier C V Hardwick 34897, Royal Horse Artillery
Died 20 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Reginald Mussett 1544, Norfolk Regiment
Died 20 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Sam Buckley 12/440, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 20 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Inkerman Romney 1087, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Jonathan J Baldwin 1731, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 20 November 1915
Lives of the First World War