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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Private George Glew, 11745, 6th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - Ossett Fallen

First World War Army United Kingdom YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY

By Anne-Marie Fawcett

United Kingdom

Captain The Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon

First World War Army United Kingdom QUARRY CEMETERY, VERMELLES

Captain Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Second Lieutenant Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson - Olympian

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

Second Lieutenant Gordon R. Alexander - Olympian

First World War Army United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH

Captain Arthur Beaumont Muir Crawford, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Second World War Army United Kingdom MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

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