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 Reginald Thomas Cooper 9202, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom HELLES MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Private Gordon Herbert Tyler, GS/23593, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Sergeant Edward Lloyd Morris, 312966, 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

Army United Kingdom MEERUT CANTONMENT CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Lieutenant Robert Arthur Booth, 8th Battn, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

Second World War Army United Kingdom GREAT MARLOW (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Lieutenant William George Kirkpatrick, 3rd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

Second World War Army United Kingdom RANGOON WAR CEMETERY

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Major Jacques Theodore Paul Marie Vaillant de Guelis MC, MBE, Croix de Guerre**, B.A. (Oxon)

Second World War Army United Kingdom CARDIFF (CATHAYS) CEMETERY

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

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