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 James Frederick Sayers, L/7806, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN

United Kingdom

Shoeing Smith Edmund Humphrey, L/1903, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom POZIERES MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Lieutenant Gilbert Roy Fazan 129362, Royal Sussex Regiment

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

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Driver James Lowe T/135038, Royal Army Service Corps

Second World War Army United Kingdom The Italian Campaign CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

By Keith Robert Hose

United Kingdom

Lieutenant Bryan Arthur Beamand, EC/10959, 4th Bn., 1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles

Second World War Army United Kingdom Kohima and Imphal KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Private Frederick James Poulter 9647, 1st Bn., Hampshire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY

By Alison Barnes

United Kingdom

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