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!
Lance Corporal Patrick Dwyer 9538, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 22 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant (Temporary) Kenneth Musgrave. Unit: 6th Service Battalion, The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, attached to 172nd Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 22 March 1915 Western Front age at death 22
Died 22 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Mrs Edith Simpson, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died from overwork 22 March 1915.
Died 22 March 1915
Imperial War Museum
Mrs Edith Simpson, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died from overwork 22 March 1915.
Died 22 March 1915
Imperial War Museum