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)
Lieutenant John Conrad Cherry - Olympian
Lieutenant Richard John O'Neill-Roe, RN, HMS Merlin
Sub Lieutenant Henry Barry Stanhope Lister, RNVR, HMS Daedalus
Able Seaman Percy Herbert Balch P/JX 126181, HMS Hood, Royal Navy - 'In Remembrance'
Lieutenant-Commander (S) Maurice Kingsbury Overend, HMS Afrikander, Royal Navy
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