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)
Master Frederick Daniel Parslow VC, Mercantile Marine - 'One of the Oldest VC Winners in WW1'
Skipper Thomas Crisp VC DSC, Royal Navy - 'Killed while commanding a 'Q' Ship'
Petty Officer Ellen Victoria Whittall, WRNS - 'a Division at BRNC Dartmouth named in her honour'
Lieut-Commander Charles Henry Cowley VC, RNVR - 'Heroics in Mesopotamia'
Major Francis John William Harvey VC - 'Killed During the Battle of Jutland'
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