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!
George William Davis 1552 S, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Percy Marriner 18240, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
William Jones 1335, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 643
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 644
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 645 X
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 646
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 647
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 648
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 649
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
, La Granja, environs de Ségovie, Espagne, A 10 650
28 avril 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Able Seaman Ezra Major Hitchen KW/45, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Charles James Spencer. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Killed while leading an attack on German trenches. Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Captain James Johnston Harris Stalker , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Thomas Ralph Okeden Winwood , Royal Field Artillery
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Walter Douglas Laidlaw Purves , Lancashire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Ernest Frank Trim 12156, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal George Elrington Smyly 3481, Honourable Artillery Company
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Harry Bloomfield 9053, Suffolk Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Henry Tattesall Whittaker CH/1492(S). Unit: 8th Platoon, B Company, 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Ian Mackenzie PO/1425 (S), Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Ian Mackenzie PO/1425 (S). Unit: 12th Platoon, S.C. Company, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal naval Division. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal John Marshall 7941. Unit: 13th Platoon, D Company, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Philip Charles Furneaux F/794. Unit: 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917, Arras, Western Front. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Tom Checkley 16909, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edwyn David Dickson. Unit: 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George Olaf Damien Ceadda Jackson. Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion (Alberta Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 28 April 1917, Western Front.
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Harold Percival Hendin , Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Hugo Antony Launcelot Ceadda Jackson. Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion (Alberta Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 28 April 1917 Western Front.
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Neville I Lion. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ralph Shaw DSO. Unit: 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing, believed wounded probably in attack on Greenland Farm near Gavrelle in Arras district. Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ralph Shaw, D.S.O. , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Robert Branks Powell , Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ronald Henry Evan Rose. Unit: 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Near Arras Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant William Brown Paterson MC. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Atkin 32296, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edward Bettley PO/1048/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Gale PO/1620(S). Unit: 6th Platoon, N Company, 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in action
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Alexander Burch Storer 15134, Suffolk Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred George Thomas Crawford PO/1621(S). Unit: 1st Royal Marine Batallion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front. Son of George and Mabel Crawford, of Goose St., Beckington, Bath.
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Anthony Bond 27589, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Alexander Johnson 285125. Unit: 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 28 April 1917 Western Front.
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Edward Cooke CH/1669(S), Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Moore CH/422(S). Unit: 2nd Royal Marines Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Wilkinson PLY/826/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Bruce Stewart 18154. Unit: B Company, Machine Gun Section, 15th Battalion, Royal Scots. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Tilney 21480. Unit: 6th Platoon, BCompany, 15th Battalion, Royal Scots. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Frederick Pickets S/40034, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Scotting 201921, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George W Spittle G/40978. Unit: 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private George William Andrews 22523, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Winton Powell 27665, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Woodham 1276. Unit: Royal Marine Light Infantry. Death: 28 April 1917 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 28 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Herbert Leslie Turnbull 40471, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Victor Rampley 24821, Suffolk Regiment
Died 28 April 1917
Lives of the First World War