

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)


Second Lieutenant Thomas Welford Rainbow, 10th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
By Zoë Webster
United Kingdom

Lance Corporal George Samuel Keen 14082, 8th Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
By David Ingleby
United Kingdom

Serjeant Walter Frederick Cecil Bird 319030, 16th/5th Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps
By Ian Sainthouse
United Kingdom

Serjeant Donald Wyatt 5393017, 1st Wing, The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.
Second World War
Army
United Kingdom
Arnhem - Operation Market Garden
ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
By Phil V THORNE
United Kingdom

Private Reginald George Miles 29038, 1st/5th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
By Tracy Mihill
United Kingdom
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