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)
Seaman Charles Dyer 3428C, RNR, HMS Pembroke
Able Seaman William Halliday D/J107737, HMS Rawalpindi
Seaman Charles Dyer, a former gardener at Heligan
Acting Leading Seaman Thomas Frederick James Backlog, H.M.S. Vesper, Royal Navy
Chief Petty Officer Victualling William Coombe Foard, HMS Colossus
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