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)
Petty Officer Stoker Percy Cresswick, P/K26695, HMS Tweed
Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee VC - 'Bravery in Narvik'
Lieut-Commander George Nicholson Bradford VC - 'Heroics at Zeebrugge'
Geoffrey Saxton White VC - "Heroics in the Dardanelles"
Petty Officer Alfred Edward Sefton VC, RN, HMS Coventry - 'Heroics in the Med.'
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