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!
Private Guy Barclay Pollexfen 3406, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 26 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Phillip Thomas Thornhill 8935, South Wales Borderers
Died 26 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Phillip Edwards 11133, South Wales Borderers
Died 26 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Vernon James Austin , Royal Field Artillery
Died 26 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Arthur Chittenden , The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 26 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Reginald Wilberforce BELL , Canadian Infantry
Died 26 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private G J Gayle 2538, British West Indies Regiment
Died 26 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Lionel Phipps 15385, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Sydney George SYDER 25641, Canadian Infantry
Died 26 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Ernest Tanner 46977, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 26 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Morris Birnbaum 532996, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Bostock 19230, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 26 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Wood 13/755, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 26 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Colonel Temporary Major General George Bradshaw Stanistreet , Army Medical Service
Died 26 January 1941
Lives of the First World War
Private George Alexander Chamberlain 64266, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 26 January 1955
Lives of the First World War