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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Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Joseph Magarity 270369, RN, HMS "Black Prince"

First World War Navy United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Vancouver Girl Third Officer Florence Williamson Macpherson

Second World War Navy Canadian Women at war PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Sally McGlone

United Kingdom

Surgeon Lieutenant Charles Henry Fairbank Atkinson OBE, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

First World War Navy United Kingdom ST. TUDY CHURCH CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman Donald Constance - Lost at Sea

Second World War Navy United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Sig. Frank Higgins RN ~ Perished With Earl Kitchener of Khartoum

First World War Navy United Kingdom PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Stoker 1st Class Philip Bull K/1422, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Aboukir"

First World War Navy United Kingdom CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

By Robert Cawley

United Kingdom

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