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 Charles Eric Strahan. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 28 November 1914 Killed in action near Bethune. Western Front
Died 28 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Edward Austin Stewart-Richardson. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 28 November 1914 Died at Ypres from wounds received 27 October Western Front
Died 28 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Mervyn James Hamilton , 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Died 28 November 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Mervyn James Hamilton. Unit: "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 28 November 1914, died of wounds near Popperinge, Western Front.
Died 28 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Mervyn James Hamilton. Unit: 1st Battalion, CCompany, Gordon Highlanders (Reserve of Officers). Death: 28 November 1914 Poperinge Western Front
Died 28 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Sydney Dennis Connell , 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment
Died 28 November 1914
Lives of the First World War