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!
Acting Sergeant George Ashworth M/38609, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Driver Arthur Whincup L/34557, Royal Field Artillery
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Lindsay Mackrell 237. Unit: 15th Machine Gun Company, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 25 September 1917 Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal William George Wilcox 12/267. Unit: D Company, 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 25 September 1917 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal William S Turnbull 331863. Unit: 9th (Glasgow Hounds) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 25 September 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Alexander Henderson Miller. Unit: 57th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 25 September 1917 Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Robert Colin Christison. Unit: 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1917 Killed in action Hill 70 Western Front. Son of Mrs. George Christison, of 2, Kelvinside Gardens, Glasgow.
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Alexander B. Macintosh Harvey 6309/333039. Unit: 13th Platoon, "D" Company, 9th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Highlanders). Death: 25 September 1917, missing in action, Ypres, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Alexander Leslie Montgomery 2456. Unit: D Company, 57th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 25 September 1917 Near Ypres Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Evan J Richards 423707. Unit: 2nd/10th Battalion, The London Regiment. Death: 25 September 1917 Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Francis Lindsay Parker S/15590, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George A Hirons 20198, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Severs 33317. Unit: 14th Platoon, 8th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment. Death: 25 September 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Joseph Rumble G/18083, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Rumble G/18083. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 25 September 1917 Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Lance Corporal William S. Turnbull 331863, Highland Light Infantry
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Victor Morris 41577, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William S Osborne 333211. Unit: C Company, 9th Glasgow Highlanders Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 25 September 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 25 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Willie Shaw 100843, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1917
Lives of the First World War