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!
Australian Imperial Force's 2nd Infantry Brigade marching through Bourke Street, Melbourne, Friday, 25th September 1914.
Taken 25 Sep 1914
National Library of Australia Commons
Captain Allan George Cameron , Cameron Highlanders
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Allan George Cameron. Unit: 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Killed in action near Beaulne Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps. Death: 25 September 1914 Soupir Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Harry George Chatfield 4798, Scots Guards
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Corporal William Moore 10026, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Henry Moss 9255, South Wales Borderers
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Crocket , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Crocket MD. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Killed in action during the Battle of the Aisne Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Kenneth Forbes Meiklejohn , Cameron Highlanders
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Kenneth Forbes Meiklejohn. Unit: Adjutant, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Mark Kincaid Mackenzie. Unit: 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached to the 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Mark Kincaid Mackenzie. Unit: 4th Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached to 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914 Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Walter Edward Hill , North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Walter Edward Hill. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 25 September 1914, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major Anthony Drummond Boden. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914 Missing in action at Braye-en-Laonnois Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry Edward Sims 6987, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War