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!
Surgeon James Rutherford Morison , Northumberland War Hospital
Died 9 January 1939
Lives of the First World War
Colonel Henry Edward Manning Douglas, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 14 February 1939
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant John Edward Bannister WR/501557, Royal Engineers
Died 3 March 1939
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Mabel Brown Clint , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 17 March 1939
Lives of the First World War
Captain James Samuel Risien Russell , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 20 March 1939
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Percy Thompson Dean, VC , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 20 March 1939
Lives of the First World War
Private Michael Wilson Heaviside VC 11796, Royal Army Medical Coprs
Died 26 April 1939
Lives of the First World War
Major Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon , Royal East Kent Yeomanry
Died 3 June 1939
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Forde , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 18 June 1939
Lives of the First World War
Brigadier General Alfred James Whitacre Allen CB , 74th Infantry Brigade, 25 Division
Died 11 July 1939
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Lieutenant John Robert Francis 'Frank' Wild, CBE , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 20 August 1939
Lives of the First World War
Acting Corporal James Anderson Croal R/33246(Incomplete), King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 16 September 1939
Lives of the First World War
Commander Edward Barry Stewart Bingham , HMS Nestor
Died 24 September 1939
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Herbert Charles Courtney 54448, No 2 Aircraft Acceptance Park
Died 27 September 1939
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Tupara Kingi Rotoatara, M.M. 16/457, Ist Maori Pioneer Battalion
Died 3 October 1939
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Henry Evelyn Charles BLAGROVE , HMS Tiger
Died 14 October 1939
Lives of the First World War