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!
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Frederick Albert Webb 87713, Royal Flying Corps
Died 29 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Andrew Wardle 22099, Manchester Regiment
Died 29 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Turnbull 10156, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 29 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Peirson Watson. Unit: D Company, 3d Battalion, attached to 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 29 July 1917 Wounded and Missing in Action Western Front
Died 29 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Roland Clifford Chilvers , 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 29 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Eric Thomas. Unit: 118th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Death: 29 July 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 29 July 1917
Imperial War Museum