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)
Air Mechanic George William Fairs, F/41482, Royal Naval Air Service
Marine William Richard Everest, PO/X 2507, 102 Brigade, Royal Marines
Boy 1st Class John Travers Cornwell VC, RN, HMS Chester -'Continued fighting when all about him were dead'
Chief Yeoman of Signals (Pensioner) Herbert James Francis Tucker, Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman John Henry Carless - "Continued Fighting to the End"
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