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 Harold Thomas Cawley, M.P. , 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Territorial Force)
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Thomas Gage 10699, South Wales Borderers
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Thomas Comer 1509. Unit: 1st Lincs Battery, 1st (North Midland) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 23 September 1915 Killed in action Western Front. Son of Thomas Henry and Priscilla Comer, of 92, Mainridge, Boston, Lincs.
Died 23 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Claude Richmond 1118, Kent Cyclist Battalion
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Gosney 10644, South Wales Borderers
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanley Prewett James 28042, Canadian Infantry - 1st Central Ontario Regiment
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Valentine Clark 1801, Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 23 September 1915
Lives of the First World War