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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Major William Henry Johnston VC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)

Second Lieutenant John Croxton Walker, 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment - 'killed on the Somme...'

First World War Army United Kingdom KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART

By Clare Bostle

United Kingdom

Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC

First World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder BRAINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Private Reginald Henry Makeham 841059, Gordon Highlanders and 2 Commando

Second World War Army United Kingdom BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Percy William Amos G/2566, 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent) Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom WYE (SS. GREGORY AND MARTIN) CHURCHYARD

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Private 6881 George Arthur Vaughan Queens Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom WYE (SS. GREGORY AND MARTIN) CHURCHYARD

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

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