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!
Corporal Frank Chalmers 10/1072, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 6 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Deux soldats devant des maisons détruites, Pommiers, Aisne, France, A 12 377
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Extérieur endommagé de l\'église Saint-Waast, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 368
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Intérieur de la nef de la cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 364
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La distillerie de Vauxrot, hameau proche de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 370
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La distillerie de Vauxrot, hameau proche de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 371
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La locomotive de la distillerie de Vauxrot, hameau proche de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 374
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le bombardement du 5 Juillet rue du Collège, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 365
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le clocher de l\'église Saint-Waast, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 369
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le clocher marmité de la cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 362 S
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le clocher marmité de la cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 363 S
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le magasin de jouet Au Nain Bleu, rue St Honoré, Paris (Ier arr.), France, A 13 885 X
6 juillet 1917 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le magasin de jouet Au Nain Bleu, rue St Honoré, Paris (Ier arr.), France, A 13 886 X
6 juillet 1917 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le magasin de jouet Au Nain Bleu, rue St Honoré, Paris (Ier arr.), France, A 13 887 X
6 juillet 1917 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le théâtre bombardé le 5 Juillet, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 366
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les vestiges de la distillerie de Vauxrot, hameau proche de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 375
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les vestiges des machines de la distillerie de Vauxrot, hameau proche de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 373
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'Opéra Garnier, place de l\'Opéra, Paris (IXe arr.), France, A 13 882 S
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Beauchamps, propriétaire de la distillerie de Vauxrot, officier dans la cavalerie, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 372
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portail de l\'église Saint-Waast, Soissons, Aisne, France, A 12 367
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Henry Alfred Wilcox 266480, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 6 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Temple Riadore Evans R 21262, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 6 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private William Henry Andrews 4394, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 6 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rue d\'Osly, Pommiers, Aisne, France, A 12 376
6 juillet 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Sapper Harry Bromley Bailey 3569, Royal Engineers Transport
Died 6 July 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Henry Charles Farnes. Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps, attached to No. 48 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 06 July 1917, Western Front.
Died 6 July 1917
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant John Cyrus Slater. Unit: 1st/5th Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Death: 06 July 1917 Western Front
Died 6 July 1917
Imperial War Museum