

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)


Corporal William John Laver 13209, 2nd Bn., Essex Regiment. (1893-1916)
By David Fairman
Australia

Sapper John Gaffney WR/319432, Inland Waterways and Docks, R.E.
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Geoffrey Claude Langdale Ottley DSO, 2nd Bn., Scots Guards
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Major EDWARD SINCLAIR GOOCH - Died of wounds received at Gallipoli
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. James William Kenny, 287957, Royal Army Chaplains’ Department attd. 6th Airborne Division
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