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!
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
8 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Guardsman Albert Edward Bourton 25368, Grenadier Guards
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Wadeson Mannooch 571497, London Regiment
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal John Sutcliffe 52158, 19th The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Thomas Hay 534758, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Eliot Camrass 532630, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Barnfather 535438, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private George Thomas Phillips 570329, London Regiment
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Snell 17771, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Holt 265532, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James B Sayers 533887, 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Wright 242974, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Stephen Albert Stimpson 7238, The London Regiment, Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter Richardson 28103, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Albert Leng 551788, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Albert Leng 551788. Unit: London Regiment, Queens Westminster Rifles. Death: 08 December 1917
Died 8 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Cyril Fraser 553052, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman William George Hinton 44845, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Alan Mansell Alexander , London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 8 December 1917
Lives of the First World War