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 Sydney Walter, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards

First World War Army United Kingdom YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Private Walter James Titheridge 29310, 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry

First World War Army United Kingdom FORESTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Corporal Frederick James Norgate MM 46087, “B” Coy. 19th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

First World War Army United Kingdom MURMANSK NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Leonard George Gibbs 200917, 2nd/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom RUYAULCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Private Horace Vitler 123842, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

First World War Army United Kingdom PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Private Robert Vitler 34573, 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom BLEUET FARM CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

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