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!
Una Marguerite Duncanson , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 2nd Class Fred Kendall 94023, Royal Flying Corps
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Arthur Lewis Jenkins , Royal Flying Corps
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lillian Midwood, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lillian Midwood, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Messman Henry Azzopardi , Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Osmanieh'
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Nurse G Bytheway, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Nurse G Bytheway, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Nurse Hermione A Rogers, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Nurse Hermione A Rogers, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Nursing Sister Catherine Ball , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Winifred M Brown , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Porträtt av Adolf Adelswärd, överste och chef för Kunglig Norrlands Dragonregemente. Överste och sekundchef för Kunglig livregementets husarer 1917-1922.
31 December 1917
Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum
Private Arthur Foster 267712, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Fredrick James Smith 9699, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry William Finch 9095, South Wales Borderers
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Horace Augustus Aston 47753, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Cornelius Ridley 533878, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Charles Bennett 320231, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Frederick Hunneysett 282716, Royal Engineers
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sister Catherine Ball, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Sister W M Brown, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Special Military Probationer Nellie Hawley , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse M Dorothea Roberts , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 31 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse M Dorothea Roberts, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Drowned in the Mediterranean when the Osmanieh was torpedoed 31 December 1917.
Died 31 December 1917
Imperial War Museum