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!
Percy Stewart Larman 15072, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier William Bates 12694, Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Brevet Colonel Ernest Robert Rainier Swiney. Unit: 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army. Death: 30 December 1915 Possibly lost at sea in the Mediterranean Egypt
Died 30 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain James Whyte Swanston. Unit: Mercantile Marine, SS Clan Macfarlane (Glasgow). Death: 30 December 1915 Last seen on the 4 January 1916 after his ship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean near Crete Mediterranean Sea
Died 30 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Caroline Maud Edwards, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service. Died on 30 December 1915 after an explosion on HMS Natal.
Died 30 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Caroline Maud Edwards, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service. Died on 30 December 1915 after an explosion on HMS Natal.
Died 30 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Deck Hand John Edward Timms , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. Marcella
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Eliza Elvins, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died after an explosion on HMS Natal 30 December 1915.
Died 30 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class John Smith Clyde 5/2341, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal."
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Nathaniel Taylor M768, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Engineer Lieutenant Arthur Twining Roch , HMS Proserpine
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Herbert Frederick Denton 12673, Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Thomas Henry Bartons 11327, Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner 1st Class Cornelius Henry White 14308, Royal Marine Artillery
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Frank Davenport RMA/5417, Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Natal."
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Backhouse , Cheshire Regiment
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Commander John Berkeley Murray , HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Alexander Tower Robertson , Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Caroline Maud Edwards , Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Eliza Millicent Elvens , Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Cheesman 14464, Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur David Hook 7254, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private George Simms 1066, Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Jack Herbert Button 1649, King's Mounted Rifles
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Francis 13226, South Wales Borderers
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Tame Potonga 16/388, New Zealand First Maori Contingent
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Downey PO/9423, Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Natal."
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stewardess Jemima Coster , Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Persia" (Greenock)
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Herbert Edward Baldwin SS114541, HMS Natal
Died 30 December 1915
Lives of the First World War