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)

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Shipwright Edgar Buckingham

Second World War Navy United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

By David Jackson

United Kingdom

Marine James H. Harris ~ Gunner 1st Class, HMS Hood

Second World War Navy United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Lance Corporal Frank Evason, PLY/X 106353, 26 Royal Marines Lt A.A. Bty.

Second World War Navy United Kingdom SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY

Petty Officer Stoker Albert Edward Webb 299777, Royal Navy (RFR/PO/B/76574). H.M.S. “Bulwark.”

First World War Navy United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Sarah Whithorn

United Kingdom

Lieutenant Ronald Henry Saull GM, RNVR, 'HMS Odyssey'

Second World War Navy United Kingdom ROTTERDAM (CROOSWIJK) GENERAL CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Able Seaman P/JX 212451 Leslie James McKinley Bodle, HMS Cossack

Second World War Navy United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

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