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What Do ‘Commonwealth’ and ‘British Empire’ Mean to You?

Over 3 million soldiers from across the Empire and Commonwealth served alongside the British Army in the First World War. We asked the public, and a few famous faces, what the terms 'Commonwealth' and 'British Empire' mean today.

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What do 'Commonwealth' and 'British Empire' mean to you?

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