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 Walter Samuel Foskett Z/3075, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick J W Bucknole Deal/8947(S), Royal Marine Labour Corps
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner George Pile Watts 168432, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur C Towell 241067, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Victor Ingle 30199, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ezekiel Heslop 10133, British West Indies Regiment
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John R Dalton 307692. Unit: 3rd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 25 June 1917 Missing in action at Givenchy Western Front
Died 25 June 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Meredith Roberts 34090, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 June 1917
Lives of the First World War