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 Ralph Chalmers - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Captain Oswald Armitage Carver - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY

Gunner George Butterfield - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman BIRR CROSS ROADS CEMETERY

Captain Edmond William Bury - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

Lieutenant Alick Bevan - Olympian

Second World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman BRUNSSUM WAR CEMETERY

Serjeant Isaac Bentham - Olympian

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

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