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Spearheaded iconic victories at Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days Offensive. Emerged as a world-class shock army on the Western Front.

Deployed to the freezing trenches of Neuve-Chapelle, the Mesopotamian desert campaigns, the Sinai and Palestine, and the cliffs of Gallipoli.

Forged immortal legend at Anzac Cove (Gallipoli), bled at the Somme (Pozières), and executed the historic cavalry charge at Beersheba.

Extraordinary bravery at Chunuk Bair (Gallipoli) and the capture of Messines Ridge. Paid the highest per-capita sacrifice of the British Empire.

Conquered German South-West Africa and East Africa; the South African Brigade made an immortal last stand at Delville Wood on the Somme.

Declared a British Protectorate in December 1914. Essential operational base defending the Suez Canal against Ottoman assaults.

Secured Far East sea lanes following the SMS Emden raid at Penang, funding imperial defense and supplying essential industrial raw materials.

Contributed vital infantry battalions and military police units deployed to the Middle East, safeguarding Persian oil fields and trade routes.