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!
Gunner Harold Spearing 119389, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frank Raymond James 5217. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 November 1916 Western Front.
Died 8 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Edwin John Byrne 4780. Unit: 18th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 November 1916, killed in action at Flers, Somme, Western Front.
Died 8 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Wright 15042, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Alexander Allam 25420, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 8 November 1916
Lives of the First World War