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!
Lance Corporal Henry Christopher Quick 235003, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Richard Stanley 16216, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Major Harry Denison DSO. Unit: O Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Death: 28 August 1917 Killed in action Western Front.
Died 28 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private David Westacott 15529, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Marks 306169, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Charles Niblett 241468, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Robert Cannon TR/10/23441, East Surrey Regiment
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Toogood 7063, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant James Shirley Heathcote , Coldstream Guards
Died 28 August 1917
Lives of the First World War