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!
Acting Bombardier George Henry Hutchinson 64625, C/110th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Alfred George 43076, Manchester Regiment
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Edward Munt 269647. Unit: 6th Platoon, 2nd Company, Hertfordshire Regiment (Battalion info not provided). Death: 30 July 1917 Missing at St.Julien Western Front
Died 30 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles Jarvis 18477, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Marcus Lindley 204618, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Beresford Hunt Boyce 670032, Canadian Pioneers
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Probationer Miss Minnie Munro, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia contracted on duty 30 July 1917.
Died 30 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Probationer Miss Minnie Munro, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia contracted on duty 30 July 1917.
Died 30 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant George Worley Whiteman , Royal Field Artillery
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Frederick Joseph Lawrenson 6769, Manchester Regiment
Died 30 July 1917
Lives of the First World War