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!
Captain (Temporary Major) Thomas Norman Puckle. Unit: Leicestershire Regimentt, attached to 2nd Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force. Death: 30 August 1914 Cameroon
Died 30 August 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Alfred Charles Aubin , East Lancashire Regiment attached to 2nd Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontie
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Mansergh Cuthbert Fowke , Manchester Regiment
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Thomas Norman Puckle , Leicestershire Regiment
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War
Company Quarter Master Serjeant Herbert Joseph Kearley 5892, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Adrian Harry Stewart. Unit: Gloucestershire Regiment, attached to 3rd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force. Death: 30 August 1914 Killed in action Nigeria
Died 30 August 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary) Percy Maclear. Unit: Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Commanding 2nd Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force. Death: 30 August 1914 Cameroon & Togoland
Died 30 August 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Percy MacLear , Royal Dublin Fusiliers attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Forc
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Archibald George Day 10377, South Wales Borderers
Died 30 August 1914
Lives of the First World War