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)
Ordinary Seaman Maurice Barker C/JX 353326, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Blean
Chief Stoker William Lowrie Goodman, Dev/292767, HMS Warspite
SUBMARINE STOKER 1C, JOHN 'JACK' CONNOLLY ~ HMS TALISMAN
Telegraphist Frank Leonard Dalby LT/JX557564, Royal Naval Patrol Service, H.M.S. Pembroke
Able Seaman Percy John Bromley C/JX209860, Royal Navy, H.M.S. President III
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