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)
Lieutenant Tom SIMS-HILDITCH. RNVR
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom
Able Seaman James Henry Jarvis, Hawke Battalion RND
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Wilfred Henry Wilmot, 10 Sqn., Royal Naval Air Service
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom
Air Mechanic (2nd Class) William Arthur Wilmot RNAS
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom
Ordinary Seaman Evan William Harris Vaughan, J/65794, RN, HMS Vanguard
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom
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