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)
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.
Lt Cdr (A) Eugene Esmonde - VC DSO - Royal Navy F.A.A. 825 Sqdn. H.M.S. Daedalus - The Channel Dash
Stoker 1st Class Lawrence Ward - One of the last WW1 servicemen to be added to Wigan’s war memorial
Private Frank Cottrell, Royal Marine Light Infantry - Died with hundred of others aboard HMS Princess Irene
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