Lance Corporal William Burton was inspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called William, who had served with ...

We all know the stories of the horror of trench warfare in the First World War. Waves of soldiers clambering out of their trenches into a hail of gunfire and nests of barbed wire strewn across ...

World War Two has been extensively covered in documentaries, dramas and even comedies - but what about its earlier ...

13.This is what an undesirable discharge from the '70s looks like. Different from dishonorable discharge, this was often used to expel gay men from the army (though in the below case, the poster ...

White European soldiers outlined just how challenging the conditions in East Africa were for them. One young British officer, named as Lewis, had watched in horror as every man in his unit was ...

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.

A former British soldier who escaped from ... fashioned spy tactic known as the "dead drop" or "dead letter box". Image: Khalife joined Army aged 16 He told his handlers he would stay in the ...

A unique archive capturing the experiences of a young Edinburgh soldier and gifted writer who fought during the First World ...