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!
Private Frank Adams 4517, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick A Flower 11867, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Dawson R 9916, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Alfred McClure 17/772, Royal Irish Rifles
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Acwin 4934, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Campbell S/17990, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Henry Quinn 19169, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Howells 10817, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Mark Telford Turnbull 7491, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Oscar Alfred Horsten 3830/A. Unit: 25th Battalion, attached to the 49th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 24 August 1916, died of wounds at Brighton, England.
Died 24 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Pte Oldroyd was reported missing, aged 20, on 24 August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 24 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur William Emmanuel Long , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Patrick Wallace Gould , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Rudolph Russell Lawrence , Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 24 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Nicklin. Unit: C Company, Special Brigade, Royal Engineers. Death: 24 August 1916 Western Front
Died 24 August 1916
Imperial War Museum