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 George Burton Taddy Friend , 6th East Kent Regiment
Died 26 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Horace Rainbow Banning 53555, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 26 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Howard Palmer , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 26 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Ansell 20302, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 26 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Ernest Riglesford L/8652, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 26 July 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Thomas Turnbull 16355, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Alexander Hewitt Bostock , Lord Strathcona's Horse, Royal Canadians
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur George Harris 4101, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Thomas Gosney 8443, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James A Buckley 14/1360, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Turnbull 14632, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Nathaniel Edward Whittaker 1426, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Carlos Joseph Pollonais 5532, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 26 July 1916
Lives of the First World War
Thomas Henry Tucker 32097, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Douglas Roy Manley 41804, 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Robert Lightbourn , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George William Parkin 31525, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold K O B Payne 5600, British West Indies Regiment
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard John Charles 330863, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Thomas Stoneman , 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Louis Spencer Drawbridge J.3976. (CH), H.M.S. Juno
Died 26 July 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Henry Maitland MacIntosh , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 26 July 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Archer 13829, British West Indies Regiment
Died 26 July 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Wallace Cowling 131415, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 26 July 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Phillip Cave Kingsford 290762, Middlesex Regiment
Died 26 July 1919
Lives of the First World War