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 John Smith, 10265

First World War Army United Kingdom SOISSONS MEMORIAL

By Kevin Russell

United Kingdom

Private A/40009 Sydney John Crook

First World War Army Canadian LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Private Robert Brier Brownrigg - Spanish Flu victim

First World War Army United Kingdom LIGHTCLIFFE (ST. MATTHEW) OLD CHURCHYARD

By Friends of St.Matthew's Churchyard (FoSMchurchyard) , Lightcliffe, Yorkshire

United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant Henare Mokeua Kohere

First World War Army New Zealand HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE

Private George Edgar Ford - Talented Musician

Second World War Army United Kingdom MALBORK COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY

By Micah Dominic Parsons

United Kingdom

Sergeant Lester Leland Murray - Uncle Lester's War

First World War Army Canadian VIMY MEMORIAL

By Richard Murray

Canada

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