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)
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class, Richard James Tucker, M/1537, HMS Goliath, Royal Navy
Petty Officer Horace Benjamin Tucker, 182413, HMS Swiftsure, Royal Navy
Lt. Walter Erskine Prior RNVR ~ The Bravest of the Brave...
Petty Officer Stoker William Robert Leigh, K/7600, Royal Navy, HMS Pembroke II
Matroos Frans Van Westenbrugge, KM, Netherlands Navy - 'A Flying Dutchman'
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