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 Ernest South 16066, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 28 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frederick George Crook 2732, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Albert Wareham L/6789, 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Crompton Smith B/19676, Royal Fusileers
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Hurp 15921, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Siegfried Wedgwood Herford SPR/2860, Royal Fusiliers
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Sapper John Andrew Blanchard 107777, Royal Engineers
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Frederick Oscar Speight 2088, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 28 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Brigadier General Walter Long , 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Died 28 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Doctor Isobel Addy Tate , Friend's War Victims' Relief Committee
Died 28 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Egbert Wright 18296, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest Bazen Beddow 2545, Australian Infantry
Died 28 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 28 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Cecil Arthur Fearn Z/8262, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 28 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Maltby Broadbent 645658, 54th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Died 28 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Pompey 11523, British West Indies Regiment
Died 28 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Evelyn Herbert Gulliver , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 28 January 1950
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Daniel Godfrey Larter 7314, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 28 January 1956
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant-General Frederick Ivor Maxse , XVIII Corps
Died 28 January 1958
Lives of the First World War