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 Clarence Smith Jeffries VC

First World War Army Australian Victoria Cross holder TYNE COT CEMETERY

Private Marcel Marie Hartnett

Second World War Army New Zealand Women at war BOURAIL NEW ZEALAND WAR CEMETERY

Captain Alfred John Shout VC

First World War Army Australian Victoria Cross holder LONE PINE MEMORIAL

Sister Elaine Lenore Balfour-Ogilvy

Second World War Army Australian Women at war SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

Private William J. Meager

First World War Army United Kingdom POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY

Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Cecil James Hawksworth

Second World War Army United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, CHOUAIN

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