Biographical Notes When Harry joined the Navy he left his home close to the River Thames, just a few minutes walk from the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. His mother…

William Bray and daughters Joan and Noreen William Bray and Friend

George Blythe is the bare-chested sailor on the launch! Stoker 1st Class George Sidney Blythe (P/SS 118335)  was born on May 22nd 1900 in Gateshead, Durham, the fourth child of…

Able Seaman William Blower (P/J 30874) was born in Wolverhampton on January 11th 1898, the son of Joseph William Blower, a foundry worker and his wife Ellen, née James. He…