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 John Coxall 7682, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Driver Charles Rupert Lewis Skinner 101947, Royal Field Artillery
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Küchen im Barackenlager Za Otoke, aufgenommen am 21.IV.1916
21 April 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Kote 806, Unterstände mit den Küchen und Reserveunterkünften, aufgenommen am 21. April 1916
21 April 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Lieutenant Charles Piper Hazard. Unit: 1st Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry. Death: 21 April 1916, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 21 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles Leslie Evans , KIng's Liverpool Regiment
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Lockwood 18606, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Horton 18196, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Abell 173. Unit: 9th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 April 1916 Western Front
Died 21 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private James Edward Thompson 1234, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John A Hill 23065, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1916
Lives of the First World War