

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)


Chief Petty Officer Albert Playford DSM 202189, Royal Navy, 'HMS Pembroke'
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Telegraphist Eric Ladd RN ~ "Killed in the Liberation of Europe..."
Second World War
Navy
United Kingdom
D-Day and Invasion of Normandy
PORTISHEAD (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD

Flight Sub Lieutenant J/2419 Richard Swallow, RNAS Polegate
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Alfred James Moys, 29 March 1920-24 Feb 1941 - HMS Manistee (F 104)
By Andrew Moys
United Kingdom

Able Seaman D/SSX 25776 George Oswald Seaman Campbell, HMS Gloucester
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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