Every day on the British Army Ancestors Facebook page I take time to commemorate a British soldier. This post will look at three of the men I have remembered recently; from left to right: Percy Jeeves, Cyril Lowe, and James Smithwick. Percy Jeeves P G Wodehouse’s famous butler Jeeves was based on the real-life Percy […]
Read more...Every day on the British Army Ancestors Facebook page I take time to commemorate a British soldier. This post will look at three of the men I have remembered recently; from left to right: Oliver Brooke, Henry Williamson and William Newby. Oliver Brooke Adverts for Phosferine ran in various publications during and after the First […]
Read more...The avatars on this site are intended as a guide for you and represent the British soldier throughout history. For example, if the red-jacketed soldier appears in your search results, this is an indication that this man probably served between 1850 and 1902.
These six different avatars that you will find in search results identify the approximate periods of service of the individuals concerned.