Navy Section
British Naval pilots busy 24 hours. June 1944. Lt. (A) R M Crosley, D.S.C., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Attached to a Naval Seafire Wing who shot down one Me109 and damaged a Focke-Wolfe190 in the first 24 hours of the landings in Normandy. IWM (A 23962)
Wren D J Curie, from Manchester England, photographed while serving in Alexandria, Middle East during October 1943. IWM (A 20263)
Midget Craft Crew. Left to right: Sub Lieut J W Dutton, RNVR, Ashtead, Surrey, diver; Lieut J E Smart, MBE, RNVR, Sunderland, Commanding Officer; Sub Lieut H E Harper, RNVR, Moreton-in-the-Marsh; Gloucestershire; ERA H J Fishliegh, Topsham, Devon. IWM (A 26942)
Photo taken on board H.M.S. Pursuer off Southern France. Pilot, Sub Lieut (A) B A Lawrence, R.N.V.R. of Swindon, Lancs, successfully landed his damaged Grumman Martlet fighter bomber on the Pursuer after it had “chewed” its way through tree-tops while on a low level strafing mission against German transport in the South of France, during one of the numerous operations undertaken from the Aircraft Carrier during August 21st to 26th 1944. (Photo I.W.M.)
The Commanding Officer of X-Craft 25, Lieut J E Smart, RNVR, leaving the hatch of the X-Craft.
IWM (A 22907)
Leading Seaman Taylor of the Royal Navy in uniform, the medal ribbon of his Distinguished Service Medal visible on his chest IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 3285) Artist Richard, Edgar Aloysius Trimnell 1943
Britain’s youngest Merchant Seaman Gunner. 3rd April 1942 on board the Merchant Ship SS Empire Airman, Liverpool. George Thomas, aged 16 after he had just passed out in the Merchant Navy Gunnery Course to become the youngest gunner in the Merchant Service. IWM (A 8110)
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