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 Leonard Raoul Pugh, Royal Marines
Ordinary Seaman John Edward Brooke Wild, D/JX 362168, HMS Itchen, Royal Navy
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) James Lowden Connell, HMS Avenger, Royal Navy.
Lieutenant Tom SIMS-HILDITCH. RNVR
Able Seaman James Henry Jarvis, Hawke Battalion RND
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