

First World War
More than a million Commonwealth casualties of the First World War can be found in our beautiful cemeteries and on our iconic memorials. The battlefields of the Western Front and Gallipoli are infamous for huge losses of life, but on land, sea and air, men and women around the world gave their lives and are commemorated in perpetuity. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM Q 8398)


Sergeant Frank Valentine Allison 181, 12th Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Chief Petty Officer William James Aiken 161866, Royal Navy, HMS 'Albermarle'
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Henry John Ellis 6404, 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
By Steve Tock
United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant Norman Crosland Ampt, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Cyril Lloyd Woodgate 26809, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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