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!
Annie Johnston, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died August 1916 26 August 1916.
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Annie Johnston, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died August 1916 26 August 1916.
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Edward Beach Hatt. Unit: "C" Company, 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Death: 26 August 1916, killed in action at Trones Wood, Somme, Western Front.
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Charles Samuel Tucker 1069 MM. Unit: BCompany, 22nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 26 August 1916 Killed in action at the capture of Mouqet Farm Western Front
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Herbert Francis Andrews G/6188, Middlesex Regiment
Died 26 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Errichtung von Kriegsküchen - An die Grazer Haushaltungsvorstände - Graz
26 August 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Private Bernhard Mackarill Chapman 1431, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Higgins 2057, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 26 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph James Newton 702. Unit: C Company, 21st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 26 August 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Leonard Fitzroy Wilkinson 3954. Unit: A Company, 9th/21st Battalion, 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 26 August 1916 Reported missing for 12 months then reported killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France Western Front
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Sidney William Brewer TF/1207, 1/5th East Kent Regiment
Died 26 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William C Greenaway 26951, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Wilson 5566/267192. Unit: 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 26 August 1916 Western Front
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private William Leslie Hyder 7638. Unit: 24th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 26 August 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 26 August 1916
Imperial War Museum