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!
Lieutenant Norman Appleby MM and Bar. Unit: 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 29 March 1917 Neuville St Vaast Western Front
Died 29 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Walter Larmond Scott DSC. Unit: Royal Naval Reserve, Command of HMS Q20. Death: 29 March 1917 Sunk in collision in Channel English Channel
Died 29 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles Hobbs 1664. Unit: 54th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 29 March 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 29 March 1917
Imperial War Museum