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 John Arthur Tanner, C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. , Royal Engineers
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Robert Newton Thomas , General List and Royal Flying Corps
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Tate or Tait 24472, Grenadier Guards
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Francis John Glover 17768, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Henry Gowers 323312, London Regiment
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel James Henry Horton , Indian Medical Service
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Turnbull 242886, West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward T Turner 242505, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Philip George Holmes 44994. Unit: 2nd/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 23 July 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 23 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Walter William Pask 321399, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Sidney Muncaster 426226, Royal Engineers Transport
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Charles Parker Webb 1255, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Charles W Bench 6266, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 23 July 1917
Lives of the First World War