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!
Able Seaman John Bruce or Johnny Heyworth J/17840, H.M.T.B. "4."
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Leonard Vincent Williams , South Wales Borderers
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Driver Wilfred Cecil Griffin T4/249080, Army Service Corps
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Le coiffeur de l\'escouade, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 152
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Leading Signalman Joshua Harry Bish 228411, H.M.T.B. "4."
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Leading Stoker Richard Henry Hocking 306858, H.M.T.B. "4"
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Les bords de l\'Aisne, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 154 S
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les bords de l\'Aisne, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 72 800 S
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'Aisne et le pont des Anglais détruit en 1914 par les Allemands et rétabli par les Anglais, d\'où son nom, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 155
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'heure du coiffeur, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 151
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Nurse Lady Beatrice Hilda Levy Lever nee Falk , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Telegraphist. Albert Henry Strong J43722, H.M.T.B. "4"
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ouvriers du génie travaillant sur un pont, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 150
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Pont de tonneaux sur l\'Aisne avec soldats du génie, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 149
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Vernon Bavai Roberts 533872, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Saint-Vaast sous les décombres, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 153
26 mai 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Price Scholfield , Royal Flying Corps
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Archie Leonard Hennessey K/21488, H.M.T.B. "4."
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Richard Stanley Rogers K/15073, H.M.T.B. "4."
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class William Reginald Northcott K21489, H.M.T.B. "4"
Died 26 May 1917
Lives of the First World War