

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)


Serjeant James Alexander Adams 7/571, 4th Bn., Imperial Camel Corps (New Zealand)
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Richard Birkbeck Ravenscroft, Hertfordshire Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Captain James Montgomery Hamilton MC*, 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Corporal Arthur Sidney Banbury 62902, 38th Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Company Serjeant Major Joseph Thomas Markham MM 424, 1st Bn. Attd 6th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom
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