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!
Able Seaman George Henry Brew R/3569, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Derbyshire 19740, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Percival Mott , Australian Flying Corps
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Percival Mott. Unit: Wireless Section C Flight, 1st. Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, No. 67 Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Death: 24 December 1917 Western Front
Died 24 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Walter Sants , Royal Field Artillery
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Stanley Moss 67509, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Augustus Williams 11794, British West Indies Regiment
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Smalley 28203, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Alfred Coult 62619, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Woolley 200919, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Everett Owen 202966, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Roland Pearson 44835, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 24 December 1917
Lives of the First World War