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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Lance Corporal George Tucker, 5261, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

First World War Army United Kingdom BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD

United Kingdom

Private 6/1471 Ernest Box, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

First World War Army United Kingdom CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Trooper Guy Anthony Rogers, Royal Armoured Corps.

Second World War Army United Kingdom KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Gunner William Argent Nottage, 340513, 354 Siege Bty. RGA - 'Nearly made it to the end'

First World War Army United Kingdom HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES

By David Sowerby

United Kingdom

Captain John Grenville Knott, Burma Army Service Corps

Second World War Army United Kingdom RANCHI WAR CEMETERY

By Jeremy Elsworth

United Kingdom

Private Valentine Tucker, 8049, 2nd Battalion, the Welsh Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

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