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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Trooper Alexander Charles Harvey, 7th Royal Tank Regiment

Second World War Army United Kingdom KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Sergeant Herbert Waddington 6152, 13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By Margaret Holden (Banks)

United Kingdom

UNCLE EDWARD & THE "LEGACY OF LIBERATION" - EDWARD McPHILLIPS, 5th BLACK WATCH, DIED 11 JUNE 1944

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Serjeant Henry Bernal Greenwood 18/9, 18th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By Margaret Holden (Banks)

United Kingdom

Company Serjeant Major Joseph Webster 3/4310, 9th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By Margaret Holden (Banks)

United Kingdom

Captain Charles Eric Douglas Dubs, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom SYMINGTON PARISH CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

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