Such actions raised the morale of the Commonwealth troops.

Commonwealth troops began using the site as a cemetery in March 1915.

Malaysian forces were once again assisted by Commonwealth troops.

The survivors were the last Commonwealth troops to surrender to Japanese forces.

Nearly 50,000 Commonwealth troops had been captured or killed during the battle.

By the end of December 1941, only an estimated 500 Commonwealth troops remained at large on the island.

More than a million horses were sent to the first world war for use by British and Commonwealth troops; only 62,000 came back.

Not expecting a land attack, Commonwealth troops on the peninsula were ill-prepared.

Another 306 were dispatched as Commonwealth troops later after 1901.

The city, which was destroyed over the course of the conflict, was a forward base for Commonwealth troops.