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 Commander William Ewart Hiscock, Royal Navy, H.M.S. “St Angelo”
Wren Yvonne Lilian Capon 24094, Women's Royal Naval Service, HMS Royal Arthur
Lieutenant Petter Haavik Simonsen, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Berkeley
Able Seaman Walter Thomas Angel C/SSX 27704, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Achates
Leading Signalman Victor Albert Alexander Habgood - Lost on a Norwegian submarine
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