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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Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind VC

First World War Army Canadian United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder POZIERES MEMORIAL

Lieutenant Robert Grierson Combes VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder VIMY MEMORIAL

Lieutenant Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson VC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Lieutenant Colonel Philip Eric Bent VC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Lieutenant John Brillant VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY

Lieutenant Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenberg

First World War Army United Kingdom YPRES TOWN CEMETERY

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