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!
2nd Lieutenant John Algernon Leventhorpe , Royal Engineers
Died 23 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner William Mathieson 1215, Royal Field Artillery
Died 23 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Algernon Leventhorpe. Unit: Royal Engineers. Death: 23 January 1915, Western Front.
Died 23 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Robert Bradford Flint DSO. Unit: 59th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 23 January 1915, Wulvergheim, Western Front.
Died 23 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) George Julian Ryan DSO. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Death: 23 January 1915 Western Front
Died 23 January 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Charles Groves 9324, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 23 January 1915
Lives of the First World War