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 Angus Buchanan VC MC. Unit: 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers.
8 November 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Leonard James Bonner Lambert 310207, Corps of Hussars
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Phillip Buxton 322315, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Henry Gibson 532732, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Archibald James Langford 21614, Highland Light Infantry
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Picton-Warlow 5933, East African Labour Corps
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Denton 17976, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Sprules 261323, Corps of Hussars
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Blamire 534886, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James McGarry 267265, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Lewis Alexander Banyard 5033, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Reginald Cecil Emery 533735, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Hall 20832, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Alfred Breward 40961, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Clive Gordon Clarke 109. Unit: 1st Divisional Signal Company, Headquarters Section, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 November 1917 Killed in action while dispatch riding through Ypres Western Front
Died 8 November 1917
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant Colin (Charlie) Blythe 49296, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Edward J P Dainty 230936, 2nd London Regiment
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant George Frederick Plummer 310254, Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Courtman Peters 1478, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Shoeing Smith Wallace Stacey 31541, Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 8 November 1917
Lives of the First World War