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 Ian Maurice Graham, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Northney. Died on 10th July 1943, Age 20.
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom
Commander Robert Jeffreys, H.M.S. Clan McNaughton
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
Lieutenant (E) Robert David Verner-Jeffreys, H.M. Submarine Traveller
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
Marine Wilfred Cyril Russ, HMS Gosling
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
Lieutenant Thomas Wilkinson VC, H.M.S. Li Wo - Bravery in the South China Sea
By MALCOLM PEEL
United Kingdom
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