
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)

Commander Philip Somerville DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Kingston

Chief Petty Officer Harry Ernest Wild, 181904, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Biarritz

Signal Boy Edward Ferdinand Green, J/30792, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Europa

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
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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