

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 Charles Brewster MacPherson 998, 23rd Bn., Royal Fusiliers
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Corporal Alfred Henry Morris, 2138675, Royal Engineers, 82 Assault Sqn.

Lance Corporal William Dunlop Macleod, S/40776, 5th Bn., Cameron Highlanders
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Private John Burns 11375, 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment (formally with the Grenadier Guards)
By Dominic Wells
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Reginald Bryan ‘Danny Boy Lakari’ Woods, 176460, The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 2nd Bn.
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