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!
Private Francis Charles Coles 3/11345, South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)
Died 27 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Robert Wilfred Raleigh Gramshaw , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 27 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Cyril Henry Morton Horne , King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Lincoln Slark Pilley 12091, 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Robert Soulsby SP/2582, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Reginald Hope Young F4425, R.N.A.S.
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Mepham Bowers 3672, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Geoffrey Horsman Coles 2749, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Leonard Thomas Alexander 1990, London Regiment
Died 27 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Norman Douglas Fraser 9/407, Otago Mounted Rifles
Died 27 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Guy Newbery 52, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William J Collins 6063, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Gilks 37967, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Whitmore Pink 71388, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 27 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Conrad Newton 34097, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Edward Peters 7550, Australian Infantry,
Died 27 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Thomas Arnold Thompson 203678, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 27 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Magness 16426, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter James Thurgood 540182, London Regiment
Died 27 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Arthur Henry Jones 14549, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 27 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick E Knight 201866, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Private George Thomas Turner 35271, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 27 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Private James Burchell L/13692, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 27 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Marcus Thomas Bailey , Mercantile Marine - SS Mayflower
Died 27 January 1927
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant-Commander Charles Frederick Cavendish Or Lord Waterpark ,
Died 27 January 1932
Lives of the First World War
Captain /Chaplain Harold Augustine Thomas 2549, Royal Air Force
Died 27 January 1960
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Instructor Harold Phillip Harrison 14286, II Corps G.T. 549
Died 27 January 1966
Lives of the First World War