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)
Lieut-Commander Frederick Septimus Kelly DSC – Olympian & Musician
Lieut-Commander William Lefebvre Brodrick, RN, HMS Barham
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
Private John Stacey, PO/1934(S), 1st R.M. Bn., Royal Marine Light Infantry
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
Marine Arthur Henry Petter, PO/215266, Royal Marines
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
Ships Corporal 2nd Class George Albert Rummery, 208425, RN, HMS Bulwark
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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