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 Clifford George Grail , North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 23 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Ronald Montagu Hardy. Unit: "D" Company, 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 23 July 1915, killed in action at Hooge, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hubert Howells Washington , Canadian Infantry
Died 23 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Lionel Parsons. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 July 1915 Western Front
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private William Hards 8102. Unit: 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Death: Discharged on 23 July 1915, died of wounds after having been wounded on the Aisne.
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum