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)

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Brigadier General Roland Boys Bradford VC MC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder HERMIES BRITISH CEMETERY

Lieutenant Gavin Patrick Bowes-Lyon

First World War Army United Kingdom CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL

Lieutenant Ewart Alan Macintosh MC

First World War Army United Kingdom ORIVAL WOOD CEMETERY, FLESQUIERES

Serjeant Colin (Charlie) Blythe

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY

Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar VC DSO VD

First World War Army Australian Victoria Cross holder BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY

Captain John Fox Russell VC MC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY

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