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!
Brot für Gäste und Lebensmittelausfuhr - Kundmachung - Lemberg - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
28 October 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Gunner Norman R. Smith 40259, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Meyrick Bones 571, South African Mounted Rifles attd 1st Kings African Rifles
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Sharpe's aircraft was disabled on 28 October 1916 whilst flying over the front line during the Battle of the Somme. Lt Sharpe was reported missing and no further trace of him was ever found. Lt Sharpe is commemorated on the Arras Flying Servi
Died 28 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Austin Coldicott 39717, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edwin Brookes 36174, Cheshire Regiment
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Edward Chambers 22004, Canadian Infantry
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Ponsford Lewis 53824, Welsh Regiment
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Berry 3261, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Proctor 29098. Unit: 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own). Death: 28 October 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 28 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Horace James Saunders 36737, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Nathan Davies 51397, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Revision der Brotkarten - Kundmachung - Laibach - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
28 October 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Second Lieutenant George Agar Trevor Benson, M.C. , Middlesex Regiment
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Stephen H Bloss 63961, Royal Field Artillery
Died 28 October 1916
Lives of the First World War