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)
Able Seaman Percy Herbert Balch P/JX 126181, HMS Hood, Royal Navy - 'In Remembrance'
Lieutenant-Commander (S) Maurice Kingsbury Overend, HMS Afrikander, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Ernest Edwin Tucker, HMS Good Hope, Royal Fleet Reserve
Acting Leading Stoker Reginald Penhorwood Tucker, HMS Amphion, Royal Navy
Leading Stoker George Joseph Tucker, HMS Hawke, Royal Fleet Reserve
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