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!
Boatswain Frederick James Dike 564537, Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht, Ceto
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Ernest Eggleton 67744, Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
German Submarines Surrendering, 20th November 1918: German Crew Waiting to be Taken Off
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
German Submarines Surrendering, 20th November 1918: The British Flag Run-up
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
German U Boat Under British Flag Making Harwich 20th November 1918
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
German U Boats Coming to the Rendezvous, 20th November 1918 : the red buoy seen between the destroyer and the submarine was the rendezvous given by Admiral Tyrwhitt at which point the Germans were to be prepared to hand over their boats to the British cre
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Thomas Lindley 156128, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
HMS Firedrake Approaching Five Surrendered U Boats and Making Signal 'MN' (Stop Immediately), 20th November 1918
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
HMS Firedrake Signalling 'MN' (Stop Immediately) to German U Boats, 20th November 1918
20 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
Member Annie Louise Piggott 8054, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Hugh Johnny 16652, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Galbraith 7864, British West Indies Regiment
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Laurence Tattersall 2651, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Samuel Hopwood 12326, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Died 20 November 1918
Lives of the First World War