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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Captain Harold Ingleby Hawkins - Olympian

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

Captain Wyndham Halswelle - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE

Gunner Joseph Edward Webster - Olympian

Second World War Army United Kingdom The Italian Campaign SALERNO WAR CEMETERY

Second Lieutenant Arthur William Wilde - Olympian

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

Lieutenant Henry Mills Goldsmith - Olympian

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

Lieutenant Thomas Cunningham Gillespie - Olympian

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

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