Navy
Sailors during both world wars faced some of the toughest conditions and most dangerous operations. From direct conflict with other war ships, to supporting amphibious invasions, escorting vital supply convoys and the tense cat-and-mouse of submarine warfare, life in the navy was as varied as it was hazardous. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM A 176)
Ordinary Seaman Norman Arnfield LT/JX 299857, Royal Naval Patrol Service, H.M.S. Sulla.
By Meg Gain
United Kingdom
Able Seaman William Munroe McPherson, Clyde Z/8185, RNVR, S.S. "War Knight."
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom
Able Seaman D/SSX 18833 Harley Frederick Jones H.M. Submarine Sterlet
By Gary Broad
United Kingdom
Ordinary Seaman Maurice Barker C/JX 353326, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Blean
By Tony Robinson
United Kingdom
Chief Stoker William Lowrie Goodman, Dev/292767, HMS Warspite
By Mark Bailey
United Kingdom
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