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!
Private Ernest Victor Radburn 1402, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 28 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private William Robert Hannan 20114, Cheshire Regiment
Died 28 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Samuel Wood 10824, South Wales Borderers
Died 28 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Frederick Rogers , Royal Flying Corps
Died 28 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Staff Serjeant George Francis Wem A/1376, Army Ordnance Corps att.Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 28 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Francis Peter Crow 22253, Australian Field Artillery
Died 28 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick J Foster 6845, East Surrey Regiment
Died 28 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert A Mitchell 2529, British West Indies Regiment
Died 28 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George Henry Henderson 7099, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 28 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Edgar Newton Paul , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand Cecil John Boor 11628DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II."
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand Donald McLeod 12250DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand James Sherret 13521 DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand Robert Crombie 11066DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Engineman Alexander Milne Catto 5231TS, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Engineman Samuel Benjamin Sargent 4474TS, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal James Henry Smith 25086, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Leading Deck Hand Alexander Lough 11071DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Charles Henry Barnard , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M. Mersey Examination Vessel No.1
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Musician Albert James Dykes 10210, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private David Griffith Thomas 5834, London Regiment
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Latham 10532, South Wales Borderers
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Gillan D/7637, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Hand James Collin 11069DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Skipper John Tungate , Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Frederick Webber 303192, HMS Vivid
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Trimmer Alexander Collin Young 5425TS, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Piscatorial II"
Died 28 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Assistant Cook Julia Helen Herbert , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 28 December 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private 1st Class Robert Dickinson 66490, Royal Air Force
Died 28 December 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Frederick Matthews WR/287428, Royal Engineers
Died 28 December 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Mallinson 240665, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 28 December 1920
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Henry Rigby 8717, Hampshire Regiment
Died 28 December 1920
Lives of the First World War
Official Photographer Mary Olive Edis-Galsworthy , Women's Work Committee, Imperial War Museum
Died 28 December 1955
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Henry Brutton also known as Jack Kenderdine , Pioneer Corps
Died 28 December 1960
Lives of the First World War