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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Second Lieutenant Cecil Healy - Olympian

First World War Army Australian Pre-war sportsman/woman ASSEVILLERS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

Gunner George Hawkins - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY

Lieutenant Richard William Jennings - Fell at La Boisselle

First World War Army United Kingdom MEAULTE MILITARY CEMETERY

By Alexander Marchi

United Kingdom

Serjeant William Henry Godfrey, 310580, 17th/21st Lancers, R.A.C.

Second World War Army United Kingdom SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Corporal Henry Lowe Penson, 2217, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom HARGICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant John Kemp Scott, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers

First World War Army United Kingdom FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ

By Sheila Fairlie

United Kingdom

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