This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). 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
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
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 website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Private John A Dawson 23674, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 11 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Arthur Fletcher Bentley , 13th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 11 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Albert Aldred K12395, HM Submarine E5
Died 11 March 1916
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Air Mechanic 2nd Class Frank Myers 21275, Royal Flying Corps
Died 12 March 1916
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Captain Arthur Ryland Chavasse , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 12 March 1916
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Company Quarter Master Sergeant Patrick Kelly 12849, Cheshire Regiment
Died 12 March 1916
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Nurse Margaret Trevenen Arnold , Voluntary Aid Detachment
Died 12 March 1916
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Ordinary Seaman Sidney Beazley J49523, HMS "Victory I"
Died 12 March 1916
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Private Frederick Thursfield A/22543, Canadian Infantry
Died 12 March 1916
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Private Thomas Mallabone 12694, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 12 March 1916
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Rifleman James Benjamin Baker A591, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 12 March 1916
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Commander Cecil Alexander Severn , H.M.S. "Amphitrite"
Died 13 March 1916
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Gunner Charles Peyton Hubbard 2185, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 13 March 1916
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Major Victor Annesley Barrington-Kennett , Royal Flying Corps
Died 13 March 1916
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Private Henry Christiani 51, British West Indies Regiment
Died 13 March 1916
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Captain Reginald Arthur Saunders , Royal Field Artillery and Royal Flying Corps
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Albert Souls 17208, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Andrew Craigie Wallace 2723, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Aungier Ernest Peacock 19043, Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Christopher John Foster 5782, 14th Battalion London Regiment (London Scottish)
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Frederick Charles Tween GS/2933, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 14 March 1916
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Private Frederick Michael Chilton 18228, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 14 March 1916
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Private William Richard Bernard Cotter VC 6707, East Kent Regiment
Died 14 March 1916
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Sergeant Louis Augustus Phillips PS/5457, Royal Fusiliers
Died 14 March 1916
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Captain George Elliott Lowes Bowlby , Lincolnshire Regiment
Died 15 March 1916
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Lieutenant Colonel Harry Maclear, D.S.O. , East Lancashire Regiment, attached 13th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots
Died 15 March 1916
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Private John H Underwood GS/5477, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 15 March 1916
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Private John Wallsgrove 12264, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died 15 March 1916
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Staff Nurse Lottie Mabel Stevens , Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Died 15 March 1916
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Munitions Worker Margaret Gargan , Ministry of Munitions
Died 16 March 1916
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Private Frederick Hingley 8997, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 16 March 1916
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Private Walter Dodson 4627, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 16 March 1916
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2nd Lieutenant Edward Arnold Abigail , Royal Marine Artillery
Died 17 March 1916
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Lance Corporal William George Stenner G/904, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 17 March 1916
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Leading Mechanic Frank Aylward Ball F/7, Royal Naval Air Service
Died 17 March 1916
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Bent Ball , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 17 March 1916
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Private Bertie Alexander Pengelley 12312, Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 17 March 1916
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Private John Douglas Johnson 10694, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 17 March 1916
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Bombardier Sidney Randall Priddy 14215, Royal Field Artillery
Died 18 March 1916
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Second Lieutenant David Cuthbert Thomas , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 18 March 1916
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Serjeant John Arthur Addis 11292, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 18 March 1916
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Captain Llewelyn Jones-Bateman , Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 March 1916
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Captain Mervyn Stronge Richardson , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 19 March 1916
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Civilian Ernest Robert Philpott , Air Raid Victim, Kent
Died 19 March 1916
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Civilian Henry Herbert Divers , Air Raid Victim, Ramsgate
Died 19 March 1916
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Fireman Percy John Howard Wilson , Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Port Dalhousie" (Newcastle-on-Tyne)
Died 19 March 1916
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Lance Corporal Florian Joseph Conti S/9695, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 19 March 1916
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Private Edward William Appleton G/4527, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died 19 March 1916
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Private Francis Stanley Hickie 3764, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 March 1916
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Private James Rainford 4395, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 19 March 1916
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Private John Edwin Patterson 20375, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 19 March 1916
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Private Benjamin Higginson 15500, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 21 March 1916
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Engineman Charles Edmund Watson ES 3690, Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Dahlia II
Died 22 March 1916
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Private Albert Reginald Cook 2777, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 22 March 1916
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Private David Stanley Peerless G/7188, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 22 March 1916
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Assistant Cook James Thomas Phillips , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. "Campania,"
Died 23 March 1916
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Deck Hand. Duncan MacKinnon 1145, H.M. Trawler 'Corona'
Died 23 March 1916
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Lieutenant James Irvine , Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corona."
Died 23 March 1916
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Private Arthur Spencer 24170, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 23 March 1916
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Private Charles Bladen 14357, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 23 March 1916
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Private Jacobus Petrus Daniel Ahrens 9261, 11th South African Infantry
Died 24 March 1916
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Rifleman Frederick Harold Elstone 2096, London Regiment
Died 24 March 1916
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Private Alfred Ernest Lewis 11408, South Wales Borderers
Died 25 March 1916
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Captain Robert Reginald John Holmes , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 26 March 1916
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Lance Corporal Louis Napoleon Green 3824, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 March 1916
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Lieutenant John Wesley Davies 60674, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 26 March 1916
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