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 Noel Lee , East Lancashire Regiment (Territorial Force), Commanding the Manchester Infantry
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Aylmer Vivian Jarrett DSO. Unit: 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 22 June 1915 Flanders Western Front.
Died 22 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Ernest Albert Williams 11150, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Cox 4826, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Cadwallader John Coker. Unit: 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 22 June 1915 Killed in action Western Front. Son of Gould and Florence Coker, of Lane End, Mayfield, Sussex.
Died 22 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hugh Cecil Benson. Unit: 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 22 June 1915 Hooge Western Front
Died 22 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Thomas Leonard Cadell. Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 22 June 1915 Died of wounds Gallipoli
Died 22 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Maschinen für die Erntearbeit - Székesfehérvár - In ungarischer Sprache
22 June 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Private Joseph Phillip Dodd 2327, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Sam George Grundy 13/350, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Ernest Rees 8820, South Wales Borderers
Died 22 June 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant (Temporary) Bernhard Rissik. Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own). Death: 22 June 1915 By shrapnel in trenches 11 miles from Poperinghe Western Front
Died 22 June 1915
Imperial War Museum