

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)


Air Mechanic (2nd Class) William Arthur Wilmot RNAS
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman Evan William Harris Vaughan, J/65794, RN, HMS Vanguard
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

Stoker 2nd Class Robert Gillespie Morris, D/KX99760, H.M.S. Drake, Royal Navy
By James Renwick
United Kingdom

Surgeon Thomas Mansergh Wood-Robinson, RN, HMS Black Prince
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Stoker 2nd Class Reginald Rupert Verrall, C/KX117870, RN, HMS Curacoa
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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