Glossary of terms

bravery shown by a person who is facing danger, for example when a soldier is fighting in a war

the decay in a part of a person's body if the blood stops flowing to it, as a result of illness or injury

a group of soldiers who guard the town or building where they live

the deliberate killing of a national, racial, political or cultural group of people or a policy intended to destroy them
 

refers to the island of England, Wales and Scotland, and its surrounding isles, but not Northern Ireland - 'Britain' for short

the term used to describe World War I by the generation that lived through it - also 'First World War'

a line of demarcation between two enemies in a conflict

the total value of goods and services produced by a nation in a year

person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police force