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 Ian Alistair Kendall Burnett , East Lancashire Regiment
Died 31 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Captain Walter Johnson Forster. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Death: 31 May 1917, Moncy-le-Preux, Western Front.
Died 31 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Kriegsanleihetag der Österreichischen Bühnen [War Loan Day of the Austrian Theatres]
31 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Charles Exley 13/1404, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 31 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Cyril James Hoodless 1837. Unit: "B" Company, 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 31 May 1917, died of wounds, Western Front.
Died 31 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private George Littlewood 41067, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 31 May 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Joseph Green 11913, 2nd Regt. South African Infantry
Died 31 May 1917
Lives of the First World War