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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Corporal John Gordon Ashton L/4986, 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

Army First World War United Kingdom BATH (LOCKSBROOK) CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Captain John Henry Cound Brunt VC MC, Sherwood Foresters, att'd Lincolnshire Regiment

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder The Italian Campaign FAENZA WAR CEMETERY

By MALCOLM PEEL

United Kingdom

Private Thomas Willie Green & The Story of a West Yorkshire Family

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

By Anne-Marie Fawcett

United Kingdom

Major Frank Gerald Blaker VC MC, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

By MALCOLM PEEL

United Kingdom

Private Thomas Weale, 160692, Shropshire Yeomanry (attd. 1st Bn. Cheshire Regt.)

First World War Army United Kingdom THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

By William Thompson

United Kingdom

Captain Norman Kingsley Street, Worcestershire Regiment ~ fell at Sari Bair

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman HELLES MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

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