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!
District Inspector Harry Smyth. Unit: Royal Irish Constabulary.. Death: 28 April 1916 Wounded and killed in rebel attack at Ashbourne police barracks
Died 28 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Jeannie Barclay Smith, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 28 April 1916.
Died 28 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Jeannie Barclay Smith, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty 28 April 1916.
Died 28 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal William McBeath 1937, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Randolph Noel Murray. Unit: 9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Death: 28 April 1916 Western Front
Died 28 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Henry Archibald Battin 11067, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Leslie Charles Tandy 2366, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Pettit 5807, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Walter Tench S/7121, (The Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Francis Perceval Lefroy , Royal Engineers
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Francis Perceval Lefroy. Unit: Royal Engineers. Death: 28 April 1916 Western Front
Died 28 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Sister Jeannie Barclay Smith , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 28 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Statues de Pierre de Fermat et Clémence Isaure, Toulouse, France, A 8 341
28 avril 1916
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine