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!
Lance Corporal Daniel George Bull 7525, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Edmund Fermor 243399, Corps of Hussars
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Benjamin Sydney Bent 3239. Unit: "C" Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 31 August 1916, Moquet Farm, Somme, Western Front.
Died 31 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Bertie Alfred Baker 2333/245375. Unit: West Kent Yeomanry, attached to the 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 31 August 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 31 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Bertram Lonsdale Bedward 16654, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank John Bryan Saunders 5021, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Randle 18136, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Frederick William Holmes 641, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Hitchings 15236, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Magnus Harold Brown 435261, Canadian Infantry
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Caddick 21647, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Luck 10/3941, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Arthur Bertram Gentle R/13924, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Caulfield Tuckey. Unit: 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 31 August 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 31 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Tudor Ralph Castle , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Richard John Elliott W/701, Cheshire Regiment
Died 31 August 1916
Lives of the First World War