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 Charles Henry Cowley VC, RNVR - 'Heroics in Mesopotamia'
Major Francis John William Harvey VC - 'Killed During the Battle of Jutland'
Ordinary Seaman Harvey Maurice Beale, J/70671, RN, HMS Resolution
Able Seaman Albert Edward McKenzie VC, RN, HMS Vindictive - 'Naval heroics at Zeebrugge'
Captain Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen VC, Royal Navy, HMS Jervis Bay - 'Lost at Sea'
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