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 Richard Geoffrey Nunn, Royal Marines, No.46 R.M. Commando
By Tony Smith
United Kingdom
Able Seaman George Victor Smith, Casualty of the sinking of "HMS Matabele" - 17th January 1942
By Madeleine J Clarke
United Kingdom
Commander Richard Frank Jolly GC, HMS Mohawk
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
Chief Petty Officer Albert Playford DSM 202189, Royal Navy, 'HMS Pembroke'
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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