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)

Labourer Dolly Jenniker - now rightfully commemorated

First World War Navy South African CAPE TOWN LABOUR CORPS MEMORIAL

Labourer John Gwape, Military Labour Bureau, South African Forces

First World War Navy South African CAPE TOWN LABOUR CORPS MEMORIAL

Zulu Madhliwa, South African Labour Corps

First World War Navy South African CAPE TOWN LABOUR CORPS MEMORIAL

Petty Officer Stoker Horatio Bert James ‘Horace’ Belton, 1815, Royal Australian Navy

First World War Navy Australian RANGOON WAR CEMETERY

Lance Sergeant William Leo Burton PLY/256(S), Drake Battalion, R.N. Division, R.M.L.I.

First World War Navy United Kingdom ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY

By Dominic Wells

United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman William MacGilvray J/62859, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Vivid."

First World War Navy United Kingdom CARRBRIDGE CEMETERY

By Susan Strang

United Kingdom

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