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!
Colonel Frank Albert Symons, C.M.G., D.S.O. , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deck Hand James Doy 10310DA, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Arfon
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal David Bain SP/3633. Unit: A Company, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 30 April 1917
Died 30 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Stephen Wriothesley Best , South Wales Borderers
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Broadhurst 48389, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Richard Moorman 30890, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman George Albert J Bushell 651409, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Walter Martin 652309, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George Ronald Yorston Stout MC. Unit: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, attached as Observer to Royal Flying Corps. Death: 30 April 1917 MIA near Arleux in Machine A. 2942 with Pilot Lieut. Lawrence Western Front
Died 30 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Walter Stanley Gregory , Wiltshire Regiment
Died 30 April 1917
Lives of the First World War