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)
Petty Officer Stoker Herbert John Mahoney - George Cross Winner
Sub-Lieutenant William Jospeh Lowe, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve - Killed attacking the Tirpitz
Able Seaman Walter James Brown ~ He Braved The Arctic Convoys, To Be Lost on Operation Neptune
Frederick Sterland - Deal/3202(S) Private Royal Marines Medical Unit Royal Naval Division
Stoker 1st Class C/KX 141642 William Henry Weeden, HMS Porpoise
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