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)
Marine Kenneth Leslie Ratcliff, PLY/X 103381, Royal Marines, (1922 - 05-02-1945)
By Gemma v.d. Klundert- Bertens
Netherlands
Leading Seaman Herbert Albert White Royal Navy, HMS Mastiff
By Nick Tucker
United Kingdom
Boy 1st Class Ernest Arthur Pink, HMS Vanguard
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
Able Seaman Ronald Allenby Crunden P/JX 145539, H.M.S Acheron
By Kevyn Braddock
United Kingdom
Signaller Maurice William Tovey, HM Submarine E4
By Alison Barnes
United Kingdom
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