

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)


Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Geoffrey Armstrong, HMS Condor, Royal Navy
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

Musician Frederick Jackson RMB/3014, 'HMS Glorious', Royal Marine Band
By Antonia Moffat
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Richard Geoffrey Nunn, Royal Marines, No.46 R.M. Commando
By Tony Smith
United Kingdom

Able Seaman George Victor Smith, Casualty of the sinking of "HMS Matabele" - 17th January 1942
By Madeleine J Clarke
United Kingdom

Commander Richard Frank Jolly GC, HMS Mohawk
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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