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!
Private William Frederick Toms 8515, South Wales Borderers
Died 29 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Alfred Ernest Pelham Colbran 285, Royal Engineers
Died 29 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Arthur George Pierce 2516, Devonshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Arthur Fairbrother 14956, Manchester Regiment
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Gerald Howard Smith , South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Theophilus Williams Dixon 3593, British West Indies Regiment
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Wilfred Robinson 2375, British West Indies Regiment
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Hand John William Stephenson SA 657, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Goshawk II
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Walter Wynne Nicholas , Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 29 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Hugh Percy Maclean Turnbull J/13908, HMS "Q20"
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Alister Graham Kirby , London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Norman T Brown 20714, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Mason 16778, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alfred Washbourne Ewart 250306, Essex Regiment
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Broughton TR8/6349, Training Reserve
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Goodwin Butler , Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Edward Nutter 11643, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 29 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner James Alfred Pugh 830749, Royal Field Artillery
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Sergeant William James Melhuish H/45467, 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Basil Joseph Bernard Butler-Bowdon , Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Major General Edward Feetham , 2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Whitehead 58818, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Horace Levison Birtles 260194, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Alfred Russell G/3343, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private John Ennis 531830, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Elcock 6788, British West Indies Regiment
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney Thomas Johnson 532705, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Carter 21/965, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Wallace John Newson Welsford 533669, 15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Herbert Baxter R38833, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Ernest Graham Humphrey , South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Jackson Webster Parr , King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Robert Henry Lewis Steele 291027, Middlesex Regiment
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Trooper Sydney James Crozier 759, Australian Light Horse
Died 29 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Emile Wilkinson Jacot , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 29 March 1928
Lives of the First World War
Officer's Cook 1st Class Alfred Ernest Samuel Baker L2710, HMS BELLEROPHON
Died 29 March 1966
Lives of the First World War