

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)


Chief Engineer Alexander Wishart (1858 - 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Surgeon Probationer Gerald Stewart Freeman, RNVR, Lost on destroyer 'H.M.S. Lassoo', 13 August 1916
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom

Midshipman Denis Gerald Ambrose Goddard RN, of HMS Queen Mary
By Malcolm L Goddard
Australia

Marine Geoffrey Albert Johnson

Stoker 1st Class ALEXANDER BULL, 291817, Royal Navy
By James Renwick
United Kingdom
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