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!
Captain Robert Reginald John Holmes , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Cordiner 1881/240325. Unit: D Company, 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 26 March 1916 Missing in action at Neuville St Vaast Western Front
Died 26 March 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Louis Napoleon Green 3824, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Wesley Davies 60674, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Milner 1669, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Brunswick Lawson 70241, Canadian Infantry
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Hodgson Turnbull 21230, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 26 March 1916
Lives of the First World War