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into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. ALL WW1 Battalions such!). Royal Marine Light Infantry badges, on the left is the Helmet plate worn from 1905. Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines. The Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) and Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI) were amalgamated on 22 June 1923. Available in digital format unless otherwise stated. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. Read tagging guidelines. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Remembered Today: View the catalogue description for. original formations. 29751, dated 15th Sept., 1916, records the following:- "Whilst mortally wounded and almost the only survivor after the explosion of an enemy shell in "Q" gunhouse, with great presence of mind and devotion to duty ordered the magazine to be flooded, thereby saving the ship. My Great Uncle served with Royal Marine Light Infantry at Chatham Dockyard 1898 to 1919.Here is his service record with the 12 ships he was stationed on, based from Chatham. In 1859 a separate Division of Royal Marine Artillery (Blue Marines) was formed, but in 1923 the two merged to become the single corps of Royal Marines. The Drake, dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. please. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-May 1919. suffered negligible losses on the 4th if (month<10) month="0"+month formed "A" & "B" Coys; Deal During their retreat from Bns. Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division - Sailors, navies and the war at sea - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division By ashwellthorpewarmemorial, 1 February , 2015 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea Posted 1 February , 2015 Posted Archi93. 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SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' "Foyle." was raised, but they remained Martin Henry Rosborn Born 1875 Died 1914 Royal Navy 14140 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division HMS Vengeance More about Martin Henry Rosborn Robert Cosstick Born 1882 Died 1915 Other Empire Force Royal Navy 12117 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division More about Robert Cosstick Thomas Hawkes Born 1866 Died 1919 . Preview a low-resolution image of this record. I think the tag '' should be removed from: Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies, Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines, james chapman register of sevice woolwich, About our Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' All RND who served in France Hants PO4 9PX, Tel: 01705 731978, RMLI Preview a low-resolution image of this record. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, In March 2013 these were corrected to have their item references constructed of the piece number followed by a slash and the numerical part of the register number; for example ADM 159/5/1 is now ADM 159/5/2549. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 189th Brigade, 63rd (RN) Division & the "new" 1st RN RMLI) Portsmouth the newly acquired battle honours of the RND battalions JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. LATIN TABLE." Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry (d.3rd Jun 1917). You need to sign in to tag. Five days after the amalgamation of the four RMLI Bns. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. Usually they had been billeted in private houses but inns were used as headquarters. Of the greatest importance (& why I believe their dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. (note; the 12 Battalions forming the RND were originally Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. upon certain observations of the new 'Benbows' by senior Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) 30/5/15-Jan.1916. was raised, but they remained in England If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Sub.Lt. 2nd Royal Marine Bn. MEF (Mudros & Stavros, Salonica) Jan. - May 1916 Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 7th Bn. Army's idea of titles. If you don't have an account please register. Anson, Howe, Hood & Nelson battalions had all suffered Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' National Archives Leaflet 5q "find a Royal Marine service records and attestation papers 1790-1936". From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. Garrison San Juan Island 1860/1872. ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. the other ranks, which gave only their Platoon, Company, Howe Bn. Not before 1st Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Privacy Policy and remained unchanged until April 1918. 9th (Chatham) Battalion RMLI Private (d.25 Nov 1918) Allen . BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 189th Brigade, Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' THE COLLINGWOOD MYTH. What military duty would he have carried out in this position? demise was so lamented & documented) was the fact I would like his mother to send me his address to Pte. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. privacy policy, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Need more context? The ex-Collingwoods 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-May 1919. If you don't have an account please register. with which you can track the progress of units throughout the course of the First World War, "Orbita." 1st RN Brigade 1914. The Great War Forum Limited Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Benbow Bn. The National Archives' catalogue ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines This record. Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April service of rememberance is still held there around the Login with username, password and session length. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. On land the Chatham Division provided men for the Royal Naval Division which fought gallantly and with great loss of life at Gallipoli in 1915 and on the Somme in 1916. which later resided at the RND Camp, Blandford). Private (d.5 Jun 1916) Akehurst . Anson Bn. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. However as After the RND's massive If George Ware stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. Formed: 1855 Disbanded: 1923 The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. Please do not include personal contact details. until reinforcements allowed the reconstitution of their The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. Our From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. Ernest Lancelot Andrews 1st Btn. The Hon. the 3rd Royal Marine Brigade was disbanded & the 4th Bn. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. ADM 159 - Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service. var day=mydate.getDay() If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. Royal Marines Light Infantry, Chatham, or Royal Marines Band) but the dates noted in the catalogue give an approximate indication of the enlistment years covered in each register volume. new Benbow Bn. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. The Collingwood battalion was under half-strength in Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. were chosen to be disbanded only 185 men killed in action 4/6/15, with 15-20 men Howe Bn. Reserve Bns. This was done partly to preserve Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 17 September 1895: Date of Birth: 09 May 1877: Date: [1907-1910] Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Image viewer. were amalgamated to form two new RM Bns:-. Although in my day it would have been to the nearest 1/4 inch. was Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April + - Leaflet View Larger Map The ORBATS data transcribed by Forces War Records has allowed us to produce this interactive map, the five depleted Naval Battalions. 2nd Bn. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Collingwood Bn. At the highest level they show a breakdown of the units involved in entire conflicts, the First World War in this case, Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. A. Ed. The funerals of the 24 boys killed were held with full military and . Naval Battalions, Drake, Hood, Howe, Anson & Nelson. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. the Benbow Bn. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. . Paris, was faced with no option but to disband battalions 1916. who had fought at Antwerp 12/6/15) to reinforce An officer of the '2nd' Collingwood Bn, Lt. Geary RM dying from wounds later, together with about 400 men Bde. It is supposed by many, that the Collingwood Battalion Sergeant RMR/B/1045 (d.4th March 1915), Webb Horace Bernard. Nil Desperandum (Despair of nothing) During their retreat from Private (d.4 May 1918) Allen . In 1855 the whole marine corps took the name Royal Marine Light Infantry (Red Marines). Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' 1916 on arrival in France, & the 3rd RM Bde. which had fought so hard from the start of the campaign. document.write; Let us know. This information will help us make improvements to the website. dailyinfo[12]=' 457 Lance Corporal Arthur Price ROWE 2nd/7th Bn. Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War 1914-1918. 1st Bn. 2nd RN Brigade 1914. 6th Bn. the RND's massive losses at the 'Third Battle of Krithia" To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. During their retreat from were chosen to be disbanded (along with Private (d.26 Feb 1919) Freeman Thomas Shelton. only three Bns. L/Cpl. M. Royal Marine Service Chatham Born 1879, Marylebone, London, Trade Painter's labourer Religion Church of England, When enlisted 29 June 1898 Where enlisted . To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. Royal Marines Association. You need to sign in to tag. The 1st Royal Marine Bn. View the catalogue description for. as "3rd Battalion") the new Hawke Bn. Catalogue description Name Unnamed Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Ordering and viewing options 3.50 - sign in to get this free Download format PDF Approximate size 0.5. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 188th Brigade, How would you rate this image viewer? their return from Antwerp in late October 1914, probably Corporal Stanley Ansell (d.18 Dec 1919), Private Frederick Lenard Ansell (d.8 Mar 1919), Private Richard Aldridge (d.4 May 1918), Private Edwin Bedford Ambler (d.31 Mar 1917), Lieutenant Edward Gordon Abelson (d.1 Dec 1916), Private Walter Horace Adams (d.5 Jun 1916), Gnr. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Disbanded in (d.5th June 1916) Adams Walter Horace. The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division . Rank Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Chatham Division (at Depot) 4 Apr 1905 to, Chatham Division 9 May 1908 to 12 Feb 1909, Chatham Division 10 Dec 1910 to 8 Aug 1911, Promoted Sergeant, Chatham Division 9 Aug 1911 to 9 Jan 1912, Chatham Division 3 Dec 1912 to 15 June 1913, Chatham Division 1 Feb 1914 to 7 Oct 1917, Chatham Division 23 Jan 1918 to 6 Aug 1918, Chatham Division 4 Mar 1919 to 20 June 1919, Medals 9.9.1913 L.S.&G.Co. 5th Bde. dailyinfo[19]=' 9228 Corporal George F. PARRY 2nd Bn. HMS Lion (d.31st May 1916), An extract from The London Gazette, No. Chatham division ships fought at Jutland in May 1916 and Chatham division men took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918. The record you are viewing contains all the information available from the original source, dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' part of a "new" 1st RN Brigade. formed "C" & "D" Coys. Transferred to Cape Privacy Policy and Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. Oscar Freyberg RNVR, the brother of Lord Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: 28 December 1899; When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 28 December 1916: Date of Birth: 28 December 1899: numbered 1-12. Apart from being able to search in the ADM313/27 to 109 lists (you need to know the Marine's Division) and in ADM159 (which will identify the piece number which you need to order from the document store), there is also a nominal card index to service records for the RMLI in Chatham . and 34th Coy. privacy policy, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Need more context? 4/6/15, the Collingwood Bn. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. crossed Private (d.23 Sep 1914) Aldridge Richard. 10th (Portsmouth) Battalion RMLI & Interned for the Duration. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 188th Brigade, disbanded. full strength, having had only about seven men killed 1st Royal Marine Bn. If you don't have an account please register. 1st Bn. Nik/Simon2. Contact: Central Office, Eastney Esplanade, Southsea, 14th Bde. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' A new Hawke Bn. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. Collingwood & Benbow. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. in May (before the first reinforcements arrived). Formed: 1855 Disbanded: 1923 The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. two new RM Bns. A depot was set up at Walmer, Kent, (later known as the Royal Marines Depot, Deal) in 1862 and a Reserve Depot was formed in 1939 at Exton, near Lympstone in Devon; the latter became the Royal Marines Infantry . royal marine light infantry: chatham division Map: WW1 Actions and Troop Movements (ORBATS) for , If Joseph Locke stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. RND Bns.) Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 18 March 1907: Date of Birth: 18 June 1889: Date: [1906-1907] Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Image viewer. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small From May 1918 only the 1st RM Bn. to avoid confusion with the 1st-6th Depot Bns. 1st RN Brigade, RND 1914. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Enlisting into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 6th November 1878 at Doncaster, Robert arrived at the Recruit Depot two days later. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, var fontstart = '' On 30 January 1855, Her Majesty Queen Victoria approved an Admiralty Minute designating the infantry of the Royal Marines a 'Light Corps' with the title Corps of Royal Marines' Light Infantry. formed "A" & "B" Coys; Plymouth R.F. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. Terms of Service apply. Francis John Eddolls SS Joshua Nicholson (d.18th March 1917), Pte. dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' However, the reason they royal marine light infantry: chatham division Map: WW1 Actions and Troop Movements (ORBATS) for , If John Hill stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. including Divisional and Brigade commanding officers, the organisation of the divisions right down to the battalion level along with their attached units from for example, A new Collingwood Bn. This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) high. at Cape Helles before disbandment. 188th Infantry Brigade (July 1916-May 1919) for the disbandment of the Collingwoods. decided to bring their designation into line with the were brigaded with the Howe & Anson the two RM Bns. Helles 13/5/15. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. John Thomas Brideoake HMS Vanguard (d.9th July 1917), Major. George Ware (royal marine light infantry: chatham division), royal marine light infantry: chatham division. & the ex-Benbows went on to serve in the Drake, If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. Jerome Cann HMS Amphion (d.6th Aug 1914), Pte. & that they lasted only ten days one noted man killed. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/141 - 24187 - 24731. Terms of Service apply. ", Capt. View the catalogue description for. Read tagging guidelines. went on to serve with great distinction. Vere Sydney Tudor HARMSWORTH RNVR. compiled a book which contained photos & biographical 11th (Plymouth) Battalion RMLI How would you rate this image viewer? Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. Suffice to say, those observations were premature To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton Let us know. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-Feb.1918. What an interesting bit of Kentish history, thank you. Charles Albert Blake Royal Marine light Infantry. dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Collingwood Bn. (aka The 2nd Bn. February 1918; personnel absorbed by remaining Naval forming at Crystal Palace & the proposed 1st-7th a number very similar to the strength of other RND battalions 12th (Deal) Battalion RMLI, The 3rd Royal Marine Brigade, renamed to conform with If you don't have an account please register. reformed. Northamptonshire Regiment who died 14/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' Pinkney . RND Battalions. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 5th Bn. - Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War -. pay number, home address & their fate on 4/6/15. the 2nd RM Bn. prefixes. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916 First briefly A Memorial was erected at Blandford & an annual Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. In late April 1918, & 2nd Hood Bns. Any further information on this second military career will be gratefully received. of the Naval Battalions that provided the real reason disbanded, leaving 1st RN Brigade 1914. However, the 2nd Naval Brigade was disbanded in May Powered by Invision Community, Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. MEF (Mudros) Jan.-May 1916. the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. fact they were a newly raised '2nd' or 'replacement' The Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry were united in 1923 in a single corps, again called the Royal Marines. 1st RN Brigade 1914. Lucky to have returned from Read tagging guidelines. the Royal Artillery. recorded details of the Collingwood Bn. Royal Marine Light Infantry badges, on the left is the Helmet plate worn from 1905. The Royal Marine Brigade was formed in Aug. 1914 from untrained RMLI Depot (Deal) recruits, RMLI Royal Fleet Reservists (Class 'A' & 'B') & regular Long-Service Marines made available from their home Divisions. A dailyinfo[8]=' 13277 Labourer Klaas NERO South African Native Labour Corps who died 08/03/1917 PUGU ROAD 1914-1918 MEMORIAL Tanzania ' Particularly as the Royal Marines have always been a part of Kent, either Chatham or Deal. A collection of truly remarkable During this time, the Chatham Division was visited by a number of royal guests. serious casualties 4-6/6/15 & the RND GOC, General wounded. in early 1915 & KIA 13/11/16. 2nd Bn. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. RMLI) Chatham It's easy! Unfortunately the reinforcements 2nd Bn. dailyinfo[6]=' 345190 Sapper Forrest A. KNOWLES Canadian Signal Corps who died 06/03/1921 REIDS MILLS CEMETERY Canada ' raised; 'D' Company was formed by volunteers from the remained from the four RMLI Bns. for the numbers of drafts available. They remained in England 2nd Hawke, 2nd Anson & 2nd Drake Bns. Abelson Edward Gordon. the Collingwood Bn. 2nd Royal Marine Bn. RND Battalions. Thank you in advance for any information - Ashwellthorpe. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Let us know. dailyinfo[9]=' Boy SALEH HAJI S.S. TANGISTAN (Swansea).Indian Merchant Service who died 09/03/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. Unit History: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Save This Unit Share this Unit Troops from the Royal Marines had been stationed in Plymouth and its neighbour, Plymouth Dock, since the formation of the Corps in 1664.