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!
Battery Serjeant Major Charles Partner 88924, Royal Field Artillery
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur Godfrey-Payton , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain Frederick John Lawrie Johnstone MC. Unit: 2nd battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 29 August 1916 Western Front.
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Jacob Hardy Smith, D.S.O., M.C. , Rifle Brigade
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Horace Timmins 851, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Harold Harrison 6028, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner William Unthank 295390, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Cherrie Dove S/11561, Cameron Highlanders
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Gilbert Doherty 2147. Unit: 13th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 29 August 1916 to 30 August 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Douglas Boyd Carpenter. Unit: 89th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 29 August 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Eric Walter Tyrer 1126, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Eric Walter Tyrer. Unit: 15th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 29 August 1916 Western Front
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry (Henry) Scoble 18716. Unit: 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment.. Death: 29 August 1916 Wounded and missing Western Front
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry A Cuff 7683, 1st Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Saunders 17735, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Woolleson 25100. Unit: B Company, 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment. Death: 29 August 1916 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Thomas Perriam Arthur 3756. Unit: 24th Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 29 August 1916 Western Front
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Underhill was killed, aged 24, on 29 August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 29 August 1916
Imperial War Museum