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!
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Chester Chester-Master DSO and Bar. Unit: 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Death: 30 August 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 30 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Chester Chester-Master, D.S.O. , Kings Royal Rifles
Died 30 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Snell 266842, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 30 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Arthur Stiff 4466, 14th (King's) Hussars
Died 30 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Andrews 22098, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 30 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Alexander Piddington McIlveen 2686. Unit: 36th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 30 August 1917 Western Front
Died 30 August 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William G Bennett 56296, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 30 August 1917
Lives of the First World War