

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 Ronald Percival Darvill, 14733714, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, 5th Bn.

Private Dennis Edward Comeau, F/57711, Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private Henry William Peake 21229, 6th Battalion, Border Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Trooper Wolfgang Fraenkel, 1st Royal Tank Regt. - Served as "Erik Lesley Peter Foster"
Second World War
Army
Non-Commonwealth
D-Day and Invasion of Normandy
TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY
By Gossart Rémi
France

Corporal Joseph "Jarvo" Tolley, 4691941, 2nd/4th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
By Gossart Rémi
France
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