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!
Gunner Walter George Elson 285427, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Victor Elderkin , Royal Field Artillery
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Perceval St George Charles Westby. Unit: A Battery, 296th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 23 September 1917 Died Western Front
Died 23 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Colin Bellwood Jackson 241146, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Eric Charlton Newman 26674, Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank H Battams 28775, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Johnson S4/217766. Unit: 75th Divisional HQ, Army Service Corps. Death: 23 September 1917 Western Front
Died 23 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick Adolphus Riche 359, Rifle Brigade
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Elgar B/19537, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Jesse GUIVER 73441, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Lewis Williams 50470, South Lancashire Regiment
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Sharpe 36955, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Aitken 43298, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Died 23 September 1917
Lives of the First World War