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 Percy Harrowell Higham MC, 6 Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment.
Private William Colbourne 4137, 3rd/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
Private Walter Cullis - "A Gloucester Man"
Private William (‘Willie’) Haste 3/10753, 10th Bn., Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Private Percy Joseph Cartwright, 1/5th Battalion KOYLI - "A keen soldier."
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