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)
Able Seaman William Alfred Savage VC, Royal Navy - 'Bravery during Operation Chariot'
Ordinary Seaman Dennis Howard Brunton, HMS Calpe
Boy Second Class Jesse George Dadswell, J/53152, of HMS Ganges
Petty Officer Stoker Percy Cresswick, P/K26695, HMS Tweed
Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee VC - 'Bravery in Narvik'
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