

Merchant Navy
Logistics are a key part of any war. Without the right supplies, an army cannot fight. The men and women who were responsible for delivering these supplies did so with very little fanfare despite facing incredible dangers on a daily basis. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM A 17398)


Third Engineer George Akvyn Mounsey, Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Roxburgh"
By Medal Department, Spink & Son
United Kingdom

Fireman Hugh Murray, Merchant Navy, S.S. Samlong (London)
Second World War
Merchant Navy
United Kingdom
D-Day and Invasion of Normandy
CANVEY ISLAND (ST. KATHERINE) CHURCHYARD
By Alan Murdey
United Kingdom

Greaser William Rushby - The Sinking of Isolda: a neutral vessel lost in wartime
By Commissioners of Irish Lights
Ireland

Cadet Apprentice Donovan William Woodhams, Merchant Navy, aged 16, Steamship Deptford
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Deck Hand John Robert McGlasham, Merchant Navy, SS “Stanwold”
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
Searching...