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 John Henson, L/1974, 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

First World War Army United Kingdom DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE)

United Kingdom

Squadron Sergeant Major Edward Massey Ketley, L/1506, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

Army United Kingdom LUCKNOW CANTONMENT MILITARY CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Captain Peter Albert Boyd, 4th Bn., Wiltshire Regt. - 'A hellish night' - July 15th 1944, Esquay, France

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

By Stephen Aubury

United Kingdom

Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant Samuel Coope, L/2902, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom BASRA MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Major Clive Eric Modin 121313, 9th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool)

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Private May Johnson W/113897, ATS - died on the 11th May, 1943

Second World War Army United Kingdom Women at war CAISTER OLD CEMETERY

By Linda Storr (nee Johnson)

United Kingdom

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