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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Sapper Robert Marshall, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Division, Killed at Gallipoli 31st May 1915

First World War Navy United Kingdom TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Leading Airman Theodore Diggins Thevenard, FX88610

Second World War Navy United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman PENSACOLA (BARRANCAS) NATIONAL CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman James Halliday - A short but eventful war

Second World War Navy United Kingdom KIEL WAR CEMETERY

By Matt Halliday

United Kingdom

Petty Officer Radio Mechanic Horace Edward Bowman, HMS Dasher

Second World War Navy United Kingdom LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Able Seaman Arthur Charles Royal, HMS the Good Hope

First World War Navy United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Private Robert Reedman, Royal Marine Light Infantry

First World War Navy United Kingdom HELLES MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

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