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)
Stoker 1st Class Lawrence Ward - One of the last WW1 servicemen to be added to Wigan’s war memorial
Private Frank Cottrell, Royal Marine Light Infantry - Died with hundred of others aboard HMS Princess Irene
Sapper Robert Marshall, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Division, Killed at Gallipoli 31st May 1915
Leading Airman Theodore Diggins Thevenard, FX88610
Ordinary Seaman James Halliday - A short but eventful war
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