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 Arthur Edward Hills. Unit: "D" Company, 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 28 May 1918, killed in action, Western Front. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.
Died 28 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
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
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Gordon William Russell C/845, Royal Fusiliers
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Percy Owen Payne 33913, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Derek Hafiz Dodson. Unit: 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. Death: Not known.
He served with the Regiment from 1917 onwards. He was made acting Captain on 28 May 1918 and is believed to have survived the First World War.
Died 28 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert William Payne TR/10/158165, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Jones 11287, British West Indies Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Ashton 32040, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
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
Lives of the First World War
Private James Duncan 265404, Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Piggott 33922, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 May 1918
Lives of the First World War
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
Second Lieutenant Arnold Edward Foster. Unit: 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, attached to the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 28 May 1918, missing in action, Western Front.
Died 28 May 1918
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Frances Joseph Sullivan. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 28 May 1918 Killed in action Western Front
Died 28 May 1918
Imperial War Museum