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 the Reverend Hatton Bertram St John De Vine. Unit: Army Chaplains' Department, attached to 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 27 April 1916 Killed in action Western Front.
Died 27 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain the Reverend Hatton Bertram St John De Vine. Unit: Army Chaplains' Department, attached to 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 27 April 1916.
Died 27 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Austin Joseph Walton 18506, 10th Reserve Cavalry Regiment
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Thomas Parkhurst 10680, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Midshipman Charles Lawrence Wyndham Williams , HMS Russell
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Midshipman Richard Albert Bryan. Unit: HMS Russell, Royal Navy. Death: 27 April 1916 At Sea
Died 27 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Jeremiah Donovan 3/8727, South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Joel Beanland 22979, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Pritchard 20393, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Reverend Hatton Bertram St John De Vine , Royal Army Chaplains Department
Died 27 April 1916
Lives of the First World War