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!
, Près d\'Aigues-Mortes, France, A 8 225
23 avril 1916
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Acting Serjeant Dick Townsend 2918, Gloucestershire Yeomanry
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho , Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Leslie St Claire Cheape. Unit: 1st King's Dragoon Guards, attached to Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Killed in action Age 33 years
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Albert Ernest Roads 1550, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Douglas James Powell 2318, Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Dermod Patrick Jewitt. Unit: Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Palestine
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George Herbert Fox. Unit: Royal Field Artillery, attached to the GHQ Intelligence Branch. Death: 23 April 1916, Palestine.
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach M.P., Viscount Quenington , Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur George Poolman 5098, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles P Pollard 23600, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Mason 2621, Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Gilbert Westwood 325387, Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Cor
Died 23 April 1916
Lives of the First World War