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!
Lieutenant Leonard Kimberlin , East Lancashire Regiment
Died 9 March 1987
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Herbert Borton GS/18362, Royal Fusiliers
Died 27 August 1987
Lives of the First World War
Acting Sub Lieutenant Frank Harold ALDERSON , HMS Ruby
Died 22 September 1987
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant W. James Thompson 160064, Royal Canadian Medical Services
Died 7 October 1987
Lives of the First World War
Private George Fenton Elsworth 18795, Royal Army Pay Corps
Died 13 October 1987
Lives of the First World War