

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)


8041 Lance Serjeant Walter Waverley Spillman 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Ernst Happach - German Army

Major William Guthrie Forbes 135th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Private Michael Christopher Murphy 6404615, 70th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Ben Hanson 2042, 1st/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom
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