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!
Bombardier Tom Bradshaw 33235, Royal Field Artillery
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
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
Lieutenant William John Williams , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant William Ward Sleigh , West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Henry Holmes 27900, 6th Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
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
Private Frederick Alston 23797, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Hartley Blackwood 132672, Canadian Infantry
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Tuffley 10978, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Martin William. Blackwell 29319, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Nathaniel Frank Harris 26287, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanley Leese Allman 14349, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Pring 20558, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Ralph James Jefferson , South Lancashire Regiment
Died 25 February 1917
Lives of the First World War
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