

Army
The mud and blood of the Western Front, the sands and heat of the African battlefields, and the perilous jungles of Burma are just some of the conditions that the armies of the Commonwealth had to contend with during the world wars. Regardless, through sheer courage and resilience, they fought on, despite huge losses of life. Tell us their stories. (Image © IWM)


Private Weedon Douglas Bellman 1839, 21st Battalion, London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles)
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Alexander Bailey 5650, 3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Private William Taylor 5907, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Private Emanuel Goss 6467, 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Private Walter Robert North 1607, 2nd/1st Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom
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