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!
Brevet Major/Temporary Brigadier General Hubert Conway Rees , Welsh Regiment/Staff
Died 3 January 1948
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Andrew Cockbill 39470, South Wales Borderers
Died 13 January 1948
Lives of the First World War
Colonel Edward George Villiers Stanley, Earl of Derby , Staff
Died 4 February 1948
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Staff Captain Albert Kenneth Greaves Craster , East Surrey Regiment
Died 8 February 1948
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Greenwood VC , 9th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 5 May 1948
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Fettes Falconer , 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
Died 17 May 1948
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Rogers 23830, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 30 May 1948
Lives of the First World War
Major Edward James Gibson Holland VC , Borden Motor Machine Gun Battery
Died 18 June 1948
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Hubert James Willey , Rifle Brigade
Died 6 September 1948
Lives of the First World War
Chief Matron Margaret Clotilde Macdonald , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 7 September 1948
Lives of the First World War
Doctor Elsie Jean Dalyell , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 1 November 1948
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Edwin Bruce Bruce-Porter , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 5 November 1948
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Walter Horace Samuel , West Kent Yeomanry
Died 8 November 1948
Lives of the First World War
Warrant Officer Class 2 Thomas Kenny VC 17424, Durham Light Infantry
Died 24 November 1948
Lives of the First World War
Captain Daniel Desmond Sheehan , Royal Munster Fusiliers
Died 28 November 1948
Lives of the First World War