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 Alexander Barter, aged just seventeen

First World War Army Canadian TYNE COT CEMETERY

By Robin Vanassche

Belgium

Captain Michael Chapman MC, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

First World War Army United Kingdom PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Captain Lionel Tudor Wild - Never Forgotten

First World War Army United Kingdom CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL

By Grant Cornwell MBE

France

Pte. Thomas Edward Griffin ~ 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Private Denis John Clare 1144, 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company

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

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Section Leader Violet M. Hookham W/1895, Auxiliary Territorial Service

Second World War Army United Kingdom Women at war EASTBOURNE (OCKLYNGE) CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

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