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!
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
Lieutenant Meldrum Boyd Dobie. Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 28 May 1916 Died of wounds after being captured by the Germans near Fleurbaix Western Front.
Died 28 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Alfred Henry Arnold 11123, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private E Maffuniades 466 DCM. Unit: 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Death: 28 May 1916 Western Front
Died 28 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ephraim Henry Sharman 17800, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1916
Lives of the First World War