

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)


Second Lieutenant John Croxton Walker, 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment - 'killed on the Somme...'
By Clare Bostle
United Kingdom

Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC

Private Reginald Henry Makeham 841059, Gordon Highlanders and 2 Commando
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Percy William Amos G/2566, 7th Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent) Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private 6881 George Arthur Vaughan Queens Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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