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!
Brigadier General Sir John Edmond Gough, VC KCB CMG , General Staff
Died 22 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Cooks Mate 2nd Class Frederick Thomas Hawkins M/7570, HMS Victory
Died 22 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant James William Nugent Gordon , Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 22 February 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Dalrymple Maitland , West Riding Regiment
Died 22 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant George Edward Butt 47005, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 22 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Joseph Ellis Milne, D.S.O. , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Alfred Vigurs 11187, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Gaskell 3057, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 22 February 1917
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Private Oscar Duffield Bowman 40541, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas William Crewe 24282, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alfred Knight 2461, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Clarke 11135, South Wales Borderers
Died 22 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Isaac James Frederick Kingsbury 532927, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Johnson 14818, British West Indies Regiment
Died 22 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Sydney Archer Thompson Skinner 390242, King's African Rifles
Died 22 February 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman George Berkett Williams 234521, HMS Victory
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Captain Francis Peel Mears , Royal Army Service Corps
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Gunner John George Humphreys 150162, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Member Lilian Florence Harper 11738, Women's Royal Air Force
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Humberstone 41219, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Windridge 52510, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Ettie Louisa Smithies , Territorial Force Nursing Service
Died 22 February 1919
Lives of the First World War
Merchant Marine William Arthur Ashley , Merchant Marines
Died 22 February 1940
Lives of the First World War