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)
Stoker 1st Class Frederick Isaac Diver, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy
Engine Artificer Archibald Victor Maslen, HMS Conquest, Royal Navy
Lieutenant Frederick William North R.N.
Sergeant Gilbert Scott: Scouts' very own ‘Scott of the Antarctic’
Sapper James Mechie, Royal Marines. Died aboard hospital ship & buried at sea, 21 July 1915.
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