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)
Lieutenant Ronald Henry Saull GM, RNVR, 'HMS Odyssey'
Able Seaman P/JX 212451 Leslie James McKinley Bodle, HMS Cossack
Lieutenant Richard Graham Addis DSC RNVR of H.M.S. Laforey
Ordinary Seaman J/23974 William Twort of HMS Bulwark
Private William Slarks Vidler CH/15189, Royal Marine Light Infantry, “HMS Amphion”
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