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 Maurice Godolphin Osborne. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own). Death: 25 February 1915 Wounded 10 February 1915 Died Bailleul Hospital Western Front
Died 25 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colin Edward Cumming. Unit: 103rd Battery, 31st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve, RFA). Death: 25 February 1915 Wounded 24 February 1915 Western Front
Died 25 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lt Olifent of Henley Beach, Australia, enlisted on 25 February 1915 and sailed for the Middle East on 31 May. After a period in Egypt in July -August 1915, he was posted to the Western Front. Lt Olifent was commissioned in the field during the Battle of
Died 25 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick Train Barr 2766. Unit: 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 25 February 1915 Western Front. Son of James and Mary Barr. Native of Glasgow.
Died 25 February 1915
Imperial War Museum
Corporal John Ernest Alexander Bruce 1011. Unit: 24th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 25 February 1917 Warlencourt Western Front
Died 25 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Arthur Stanley Hoodless 1872. Unit: "B" Company, 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 25 February 1917, died of wounds, Western Front.
Died 25 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward Robert Small G/20007. Unit: 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Death: 25 February 1917 Killed in action in France while attending to the wounded Western Front
Died 25 February 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Ralph James Jefferson. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 6th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Death: 25 February 1917 Mesopotamia.
Died 25 February 1917
Imperial War Museum