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)

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Private James Docherty 28710, 1st Garrison Battalion, Royal Scots

First World War Army United Kingdom TROODOS MILITARY CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Private Leslie White, 7th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment ~ Fell at Naga Village, Kohima

Second World War Army United Kingdom Kohima and Imphal KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Captain John Walter Ewbank, 1st Battalion Border Regiment MC and Bar, Croix de Guerre with Palm

First World War Army United Kingdom CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL

Second Lieutenant Leonard Ewbank, 5th Battalion Border Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)

Private William Henry Biggs, 5784, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom LANCASHIRE COTTAGE CEMETERY

By Lorraine Best

United Kingdom

Private Thomas Watts G/22299, 8th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

First World War Army United Kingdom YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

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