

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)


Petty Officer Stoker William Robert Leigh, K/7600, Royal Navy, HMS Pembroke II
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Matroos Frans Van Westenbrugge, KM, Netherlands Navy - 'A Flying Dutchman'
By Michael Booth
United Kingdom

Lieutenant James Douglas Godfrey DSC, Royal Navy, HMS Attentive
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lieut-Commander Walter James Hammond, Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Nimrod
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Herbert Tucker, PO/11720, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division, R.M.L.I.
By Nick Tucker
United Kingdom
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