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!
Arthur Willlam Randall 50249, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Corporal Ernest William Emery 889, London Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Acting Sergeant William Turnbull 23/39, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Ausschank von Bier - Kundmachung - Lemberg - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
22 October 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Driver Theo Malcom Agassiz 1902. Unit: 55th Battalion (Transport Section), Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Forces. Death: 22 October 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 22 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Horace Hedley Portman 30632, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Henry Gibson 144278, Canadian Infantry
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Henry Gibson 144278. Unit: "C" Company, 87th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 21 October to 22 October 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 22 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles James Bird 5677, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Edward Day 42625, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Arthur Duffield 7007, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Bunker 22808. Unit: 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 22 October 1916.
Died 22 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Richards Williams 6401, British West Indies Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Croker 30186. Unit: 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Death: 22 October 1916 Died of wounds received 20 October 1916 at Le Transloy Western Front
Died 22 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Herbert Harold Perkins 5709, London Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Oliver John Wade. Unit: The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), attached to 45th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 22 October 1916 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 22 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant William James Baker F/521, Middlesex Regiment
Died 22 October 1916
Lives of the First World War