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 Harry Alfred Hadley 263, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Divisional Artillery Column
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Yorke 4882, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Page PLY/793/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Cotnam Fields , 27th Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Henry Wallace Campbell , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Valentine Lang Stuart Searle , Royal Field Artillery
Died 22 June 1916
Lives of the First World War