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 John Christopher Craven Barnes. Unit: 8th Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 29 May 1916
Died 29 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Thomas Herbert Village 8612, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner George William Burton 49387, Royal Field Artillery
Died 29 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Herbert Charles Greenman 9616, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Holmes Roberts 3075, Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens
Died 29 May 1916
Lives of the First World War