

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 William Parkin 48372, 2nd Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
By Judith Barnett
United Kingdom

Private Walter Thomas Pinner G/2347, 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
By Harry Hughes
United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Christopher Clifford Howard 2574117, 4th Div. Sigs., Royal Corps of Signals
By Harry Hughes
United Kingdom

Private Nathan Douglas Teale 14948, No. 3 Coy. 2nd Bn., Coldstream Guards
By Tony Robinson
United Kingdom

Rifleman Frederick Jesse Hallett 471404, 12th Bn., London Regiment (The Rangers)
By Harry Hughes
United Kingdom
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