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 Lightly Harold Birt , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry Brian Wright R5741, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Carran Kneale 1547, 1/9 London Regiment
Died 5 January 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry George Kelsey G/5364, East Kent Regiment
Died 5 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Nelson N. Fevrier , British West Indies Regiment
Died 5 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney Gee PLY/753/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 5 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Batkin 17404, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 5 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Trooper George Charles Paget 7/483, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Died 5 January 1916
Lives of the First World War
Company Quarter Master Serjeant William Oscroft 24910, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 5 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Archibald John McWha , Royal Flying Corps
Died 5 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sub Lieutenant Edwin Leopold Arthur Dyett , 63rd ( Royal Naval ) Division
Died 5 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Chaplain 4th Class Edgar Noel Moore MC , Army Chaplains Department
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Serjeant John Wilfred Goodwin 470, Welsh Horse Yeomanry
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Henry Bailey 644417, Canadian Infantry
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Benjamin Thomas George Wild 241641, East Surrey Regiment
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles William Pearman 48773, Suffolk Regiment
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class George David Thompson 279735, H.M.S. "Banterer."
Died 5 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles H Divall 23867, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 5 January 1919
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Mary Ann Allen , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Died 5 January 1920
Lives of the First World War
Private John Godfrey Tompkins 553501, London Regiment
Died 5 January 1932
Lives of the First World War
Captain Guy Auten , 14th Bn Durham Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps
Died 5 January 1941
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Ernest George Shepherd 34325, Royal Field Artillery
Died 5 January 1956
Lives of the First World War
Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 - RSM Thomas Henry Head 21035, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 5 January 1962
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Heathcote Mylne MC , 10th Gurkha Rifles
Died 5 January 1969
Lives of the First World War