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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Lieutenant Francis Cecil Hyde, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

First World War Army United Kingdom NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Captain Ralph William Homan, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

First World War Army United Kingdom LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Rifleman Thomas Stapleton, S/4959, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade

First World War Army United Kingdom RIFLE HOUSE CEMETERY

By Alison Barnes

United Kingdom

Stoker 1st Class William Arthur Upperton K/10636, Royal Navy, 'HMS Bulwark'

First World War Army United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Lesley Yates

United Kingdom

Private Reginald J Battin TF/200709, 4th Bn., Royal Sussex Regt. - 'One of two lost sons'

First World War Army United Kingdom JERUSALEM MEMORIAL

By Lesley Yates

United Kingdom

Private Ronald Bernard Battin G/28988, 12th Bn., Middlesex Regt - 'One of two lost sons'

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By Lesley Yates

United Kingdom

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