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!
Gunner Sydney William Eglen 117490, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Louis Williams 794, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant Ernest Gordon Rowley 12463, Royal Fusiliers
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Acting Serjeant Alexander Brammall R4/139708, Army Service Corps
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Owen Roberts 81019, King's Own Liverpool Regiment
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward John Allen 18146, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Arnold Marlow SS/16881, Army Service Corps
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Walter Breckon, MM 533358, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Lucius Bailey 9668, British West Indies Regiment
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Barratt, V.C. 17114, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Hugh Davies 290490, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 27 July 1917
Lives of the First World War