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 Hobart Brooks Farquhar , London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Hobart Brooks Farquhar. Unit: 15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). Death: 22 May 1916, missing at Vimy Ridge, Western Front.
Died 22 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal William George Tipper 1722, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Sergeant Archibald John Andrews 1189/530016. Unit: B Company, 1st/15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). Death: 22 May 1916 Vimy Ridge Western Front
Died 22 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Alfred Dalton Bond , York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Miss Constance M Johnson, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 22 May 1916.
Died 22 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest William Dennison M2/098039, Army Service Corps
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Gaius Veness SD/632, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Harrison 531692, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Jeremiah E Smith 2394, British West Indies Regiment
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Andrew Wynne 3813, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John George Ellis 4506, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 22 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Fred Slater 3646/371441. Unit: 1st/8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 22 May 1916 Missing
Died 22 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman William Matthew Spencer 4037/591776. Unit: 4th Platoon, 1st/18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles). Death: 22 May 1916 Missing
Died 22 May 1916
Imperial War Museum