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!
Gunner Albert Victor Stokes 14129, Royal Marine Artillery
Died 22 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Brown 9351, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 22 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 2nd Class Charles William Dickson K23818, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 22 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Alan Gordon Acheson Adam , East Kent Regiment
Died 22 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Manders 17052, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 22 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Robert Craven 61876, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 22 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Matthews 20999, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Kellett , Royal Flying Corps
Died 22 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Grantley Adolphe Le Chavetois , London Regiment
Died 22 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Flight Serjeant George Wingfield 1665, Royal Flying Corps
Died 22 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Nurse Margaret Sewell Blake , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 22 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman James Stewart J70493, H.M.S. "Victory I"
Died 22 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Isaac Samuel Bailey 7032, British West Indies Regiment
Died 22 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Harry Arthur Bruce VR/3945, Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Died 22 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Louis Roderick Wilfred Spencer 11617, British West Indies Regiment
Died 22 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Douglas Clark , Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 22 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Edward Foster VC 13290, East Surrey Regiment
Died 22 January 1946
Lives of the First World War
Private George Harry Wyatt VC 5854, Coldstream Guards
Died 22 January 1964
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Currie 2636, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Died 22 January 1965
Lives of the First World War