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)

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Able Seaman D/SSX 18833 Harley Frederick Jones H.M. Submarine Sterlet

Second World War Navy United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman Maurice Barker C/JX 353326, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Blean

Second World War Navy United Kingdom CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Tony Robinson

United Kingdom

Chief Stoker William Lowrie Goodman, Dev/292767, HMS Warspite

First World War Navy United Kingdom CREED (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

SUBMARINE STOKER 1C, JOHN 'JACK' CONNOLLY ~ HMS TALISMAN

Second World War Navy United Kingdom CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Telegraphist Frank Leonard Dalby LT/JX557564, Royal Naval Patrol Service, H.M.S. Pembroke

Second World War Navy United Kingdom LEICESTER (WELFORD ROAD) CEMETERY

By Friends of Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester

United Kingdom

Able Seaman Percy John Bromley C/JX209860, Royal Navy, H.M.S. President III

Second World War Navy United Kingdom LEICESTER (WELFORD ROAD) CEMETERY

By Friends of Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester

United Kingdom

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