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 Peter Fraser 3804, 4th Bn. attd. 1st Bn., Cameron Highlanders

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By James F. Hubbs

United States

Captain Richard John Frederick Abel 140800, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, RAC

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

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Sapper Fred Sweetman 6400431, 257 Field Company, Royal Engineers

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy FONTENAY-LE-PESNEL WAR CEMETERY, TESSEL

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant Edward Edwards, “C” Coy., 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

First World War Army New Zealand ARRAS MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Serjeant Alfred Ernest Clark 8260, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment

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

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Private Percy Francis Bennett 1079, 11th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

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