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)
Company Serjeant Major Albert Edward Maplethorpe - 'Died a Paraplegic'
Staff Serjeant William Ernest Wilmot - 'Died From a Visit to a Swimming Pool'
Gunner Henry Birkett Shimelds - 'Death by Influenza'
Private Bernard Colin Watson - 'Laughing and joking when it happened'
Corporal Albert Alecock, 14348, 9th (Reserve) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
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