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!
Ruth Holden , Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Christopher Frank Samways J24972, HMS Broke
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Joe Watson Bagnall J/17789. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Broke. Death: 21 April 1917 At Sea Off Dover
Died 21 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Alfred Gyde Heaven, M.M. 703871, Canadian Infantry
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Clifford Charles Godwin 12161, Royal Engineers
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Leonard A Aldvey. Unit: 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Death: 21 April 1917 Western Front
Died 21 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Juan Manuel Aldana , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Gibbons 22683, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Littlewood 32181, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Welch 9752, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Firth Jackson 24011, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Barnett 32273. Unit: 1st Platoon, A Company, 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 21 April 1917
Died 21 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Hamby Scott 34152, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Horace Leonard 200240, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John James Dixon 3/36257, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Ball 201983, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Bean 25972, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Huntington Shaw 56374, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 21 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ruth Holden, Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit. Died of typhoid fever in Kazan 21 April 1917.
Died 21 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Ruth Holden, Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maternity Unit. Died of typhoid fever in Kazan 21 April 1917.
Died 21 April 1917
Imperial War Museum