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 Ralph George Griffiths Cumine-Robson , Royal Engineers
Died 23 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Ralph George Griffiths Robson (or Cumine-Robson). Unit: Corps of Indian Miners and Sappers, attached to 3rd Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 23 December 1914 Killed in action near Neuve Chapelle Western Front
Died 23 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Anderson Lempriere DSO. Unit: 7th Battalion (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards. Death: 23 December 1914
Died 23 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Douglas Holme Wiggin , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 23 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant George Lewis Sparrow. Unit: 3rd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, attached to 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 23 December 1914 Died of wounds received on 20 December1914 Western Front
Died 23 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ian Maclean Macandrew MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Death: 23 December 1914 Festubert Western Front
Died 23 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Lewis George Sparrow , South Wales Borderers attached King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 23 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Parkes 2431, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 23 December 1914
Lives of the First World War