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 James Henry Plant 72208, 134th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

First World War Army United Kingdom GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Private John Bernard Croak VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY

Private John George Pattison VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY, VIMY

Private James Peter Robertson VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder TYNE COT CEMETERY

Major Peter Kato Juliebø - A tragic death two days after VE Day

Second World War Army Non-Commonwealth OSLO WESTERN CIVIL CEMETERY

By Haakon Vinje

Norway

Private Charles Gordon Stacey 292263, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion

First World War Army United Kingdom ORANGE HILL CEMETERY, FEUCHY

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

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