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During the First World War, the Corporation served a number of functions: it buoyed shipping lanes and naval operations, moved lightvessels, and laid hundreds of buoys. During the Second World War, Trinity House kept sea lanes marked and lighted for [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[convoy]]s. The Pilotage Service guided ships to their ports under hazardous conditions; at the time of the [[Dunkirk evacuation]], a number of pilots helped in piloting vessels to and from the beaches.
On the night of 29 December 1940, Trinity House was destroyed by the most severe of the [[Strategic bombing|air attacks]] on London; the interiors were completely gutted and many archives and treasures were lost. (The restored house was reopened by [[Elizabeth II|
In preparation for the [[D-Day]] landings on 6 June 1944, Trinity House laid 73 lighted buoys and two lightvessels to indicate a safe route for landing craft. Trinity House pilots were responsible for all commercial vessels involved and many of the service vessels. In the month following D-Day, nearly 3,000 vessels were handled by 88 river pilots and nearly 2,000 ships by 115 sea pilots working day and night.
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