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!
Gunner William John Turner RMA/4157, Royal Marine Artillery
Died 29 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Thomas Edmond 11804, South Wales Borderers
Died 29 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Gray R5819, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 29 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Whittlestone 15177, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 29 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Sidney Alfred Nathaniel Sharpe Barthropp , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 29 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edward James Battams Shouler , HMS Viking
Died 29 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Stephen James Bloodworth SS/6214, HMS Viking
Died 29 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Nelson Bartley 2206, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 29 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John James Dennis 6807, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 29 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Commander Francis Herbert Heveningham Goodhart , HM Submarine K13
Died 29 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal W J Priest 11038, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Allen Beresford (Ashton) Rouse 1059, British West Indies Regiment attached Inland Water Transport
Died 29 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Eli Herbert Foster 9727, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 29 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Fred Burdakin Askew 93891, Royal Field Artillery
Died 29 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Laurence Victor Francis Clune 27047, Grenadier Guards
Died 29 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert James Evans Johnstone M/38325, Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport
Died 29 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Wallis Sherley-Price M/204572, Army Service Corps
Died 29 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Trooper Victor Dey Smedmore 1140, Household Battalion
Died 29 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 1st Class William Henry Middleton 63676,
Died 29 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Colonel Bryan Charles Fairfax , Chinese Labour Corps (France)
Died 29 January 1950
Lives of the First World War
Captain Osborne Henry Mavor , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 29 January 1951
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Edward Inman Chalk 37489, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 29 January 1963
Lives of the First World War