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 George Albert Laybourne 1943, Yorkshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Barnes G/4903, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 28 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant George Herbert James 6823, South Wales Borderers
Died 28 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain George Alfred Prime Jones , East Kent Regiment (Buffs)
Died 28 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Harry Broderick Chinnery , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 28 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Henry Arnold 11123, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ephraim Henry Sharman 17800, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1916
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Private Charles Dewhirst 32086, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 28 May 1917
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Private George Edgar Tiff 20910, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1917
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Private John Richard Lock Leonard G13827, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 28 May 1917
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Private Samuel Anderson Hunter 299212, Canadian Forestry Corps
Died 28 May 1917
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Rifleman Edward James Higley R 9768, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 28 May 1917
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Serjeant Walter George Jarvis 60559, D/110th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Died 28 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class The Reverend Richard Arthur Pell Colborne , Army Chaplains Department, attached 1st/1st London Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Baines 30035, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Lance Corporal Gordon William Russell C/845, Royal Fusiliers
Died 28 May 1918
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Lance Corporal Percy Owen Payne 33913, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Private Albert William Payne TR/10/158165, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 28 May 1918
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Private Alfred Jones 11287, British West Indies Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Private Henry Ashton 32040, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Private Henry Baines 80504, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Thomas Goodfellow 50381, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Private James Duncan 265404, Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )
Died 28 May 1918
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Private Percy Piggott 33922, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
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Rifleman Robert W. Barneveld 305998, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Alun Edwards Davies , Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Frances Levers BOLSTER , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 28 May 1928
Lives of the First World War
Corporal William Amey VC 307817, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1940
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Annis 30280, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 28 May 1949
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Captain Claude Maxwell Pennefather , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 28 May 1952
Lives of the First World War
Major Edward Albert Christian Geo. Andrew Patrick David His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales , Grenadier Guards
Died 28 May 1972
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Edwin Adlam, V.C. 11792, Corps of Royal Engineers
Died 28 May 1975
Lives of the First World War