

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)


Private Voinia 2380, 1st/2nd Battalion, King’s African Rifles
By John Burke
United Kingdom

Private Stanley Goodwill 14/28067, 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (1890-1916)
By Harry Grey
United Kingdom

Major John Henry Dives Costeker DSO, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
By Harvey H
United Kingdom

Private Cyril Lindsay Reid 989, 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
By Harvey H
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Mordant Leslie Reid, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
By Harvey H
United Kingdom
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