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 Cuthbert Edward Lord. Unit: 3rd (Reserve), attached 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 23 June 1915 Near Boulogne Western Front
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Alfred John Haughton. Unit: 1/9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 23 June 1915, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Gordon Noel Balfour Swinley. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 23 June 1915 Killed in action near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal George Melbourne Wyeth 498. Unit: B Company, 22nd Battalion, 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 June 1916 Died of wounds at Armentieres Western Front
Died 23 June 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Donald John Grant 2387. Unit: "D" Company, 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 June 1916, Egypt.
Died 23 June 1916
Imperial War Museum
Miss Anna Constance M Hodges, Joint War Committee. Died of blood poisoning contracted on duty 23 June 1917.
Died 23 June 1917
Imperial War Museum