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!
Able Seaman Herbert Turton R/4763, Royal Naval Division
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Harry Ridge 50289, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Leading Seaman George Albert Brown Z/294, Royal Naval Division
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frank Alan Hicks MC. Unit: 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 21 August 1918, killed in action near Courcelles, Western Front.
Died 21 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Henry Sacheverel Sanders , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Major Ronald Beaumont Wood MID. Unit: 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, attached to 6th Battalion, Tank Corps. Death: 21 August 1918 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 21 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Agg 26500, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Thomas Turnbull 100493, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Leo George Risbridger 46450, South Wales Borderers
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Oliver B Capon. Unit: 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Cheshire Bantams). Death: 21 August 1918 Died of wounds in France Western Front.
Died 21 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private R Seeley. Unit: Royal West Kent Regiment. Death: 21 August 1918 Killed in action near Albert Western Front
Died 21 August 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Roland F Trimmer 44406, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 21 August 1918
Lives of the First World War