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!
Captain Henry Atholl Charles Wallace was born in 1879. He served in the Boer War, receiving the King's South Africa Medal and the accompanying clasps. He enlisted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force in August 1914 and went to France in February 1915.
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Richard Steacie. Unit: 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force.. Death: 22 April 1915 Killed in action at St. Julien Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Sydney Robert Sandeman. Unit: 1st/2nd London Heavy Battery, Heavy Reserve Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 22 April 1915 Wounded near St Julien – Ypres, missing Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Herbert de Beaux Powel 22908. Unit: No 2 Company, 2nd Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, 1st Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 Missing Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Albert Ransome Ball. Unit: A Company, 10th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 to 23 April 1915 St Julien Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
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Lieutenant Andrew Leslie Bell. Unit: 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Death: 22 April 1915 Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Guy Melfort Drummond. Unit: 13th Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 Western Front.
Died 22 April 1915
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Private Alfred Lacelle 8560. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 22 April 1915 Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Carl Plet 8246. Unit: C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 Missing Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
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Private Benjamin Niely Reid 7896. Unit: 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Canadian Contingent, 1st Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 to 24 April 1915 Wounded and Missing in action on the road to St.Julien Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Hector O. Fillion 7852. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915, Langemarck, Western Front.
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Cyril Calvert 27402. Unit: 13th Battalion, 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada, 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 22 April 1915 to 25 April 1915 Missing in action at Ypres Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Niel McPhee 8479. Unit: H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 22 April 1915 Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Percy William Crawley 7843. Unit: 5th Platoon, No. 2 Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 22 April 1915 Missing in action at StJulien Western Front. Son of Alfred and Mary Ann Crawley, of Ottawa.
Died 22 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant John Roger Wallace. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 22 April 1915 Killed in Action near Ypres Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
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Sergeant Hugh Howard Lindsay 8174. Unit: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 22 April 1915 Wounded and Missing Langemark Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
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Sergeant John Henry Thomson 24085. Unit: 1st Company, 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada, 13th Battalion, 1st Canadian Contingent (Quebec Regiment). Death: 22 April 1915 Wounded and Missing in action at St Julien Western Front
Died 22 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Douglas Eckley Langdon. Unit: Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Death: 22 April 1917 Western Front
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Harvy Leslie Hope 61. Unit: 54th Siege Battery, 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 22 April 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Thomas Herbert Hewes 33978. Unit: "D" Company, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Death: 22 April 1917, missing in action, Western Front. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Brierly Norbury 26408. Unit: B Company, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 22 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Hurtle Norman Hallett 5348. Unit: 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 22 April 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant A B Morgan. Unit: 29th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 22 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 22 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Eric Trevor-Jones MC. Unit: 10th Battalion Rifle Brigade. Death: 22 April 1918
Died 22 April 1918
Imperial War Museum