George Westmore  spent eighteen months in the British Army which is the principal land warfare force of the  British Armed Forces.
In his youth, he spent eighteen months in the British Army cavalry during the Second Boer War. The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces. The British Armed Forces, also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies. 
