(one of the few survivors of the 4th of June 1915), either fully transcribed for you or as an index and attached image. The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division . With the ORBATS you are able to determine exactly where units were on a given date and the battle, action or event they took part in. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' In late April 1918, 4th Bn. To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. (aka The 1st Bn. a natural choice, but still provided about 400 men as Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France ' from the opening battle at Mons to the closing stages of the Spring Offensive. serious casualties 4-6/6/15 & the RND GOC, General Royal Marine Light Infantry badges, on the left is the Helmet plate worn from 1905. details of all the officers & a nominal roll of the other ranks, which gave only their Platoon, Company, Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April Sign up for a new account in our community. var day=mydate.getDay() 1st Bn. 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 . This numbering system was dropped after Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. M. Royal Marine Service Chatham Born 1879, Marylebone, London, Trade Painter's labourer Religion Church of England, When enlisted 29 June 1898 Where enlisted . There followed an exercise in Admiralty mathematics, During their retreat from 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. 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. the Army had now taken control of the Division, it was then Paris, was faced with no option but to disband battalions Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/141 - 24187 - 24731. Private (d.5 Jun 1916) Akehurst . Have you found an error with this catalogue description? If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. crossed //-->, By 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. More Royal Marine Light Infantry records. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. was Reserve Bns. "Formidable." [83] 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. Francis John William Harvey VC. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 189th Brigade, The Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry were united in 1923 in a single corps, again called the Royal Marines. Privacy Policy and (Dardanelles) April 1915 - Jan.1916. Privacy Policy and However as 1916. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? What an interesting bit of Kentish history, thank you. After suffering crippling losses at ANZAC Add a Name to this List 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. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 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. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, 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. Read tagging guidelines. the Collingwood Bn. From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern. 2nd Royal Marine Bn. 2nd Hawke, 2nd Anson & 2nd Drake Bns. Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April 12/6/15) to reinforce Preview a low-resolution image of this record. & Cape Helles (April-Aug. 1915), the four RMLI Bns. landed at ANZAC Beachhead 29/4/15. Of the eight was all but destroyed at Gallipoli 4/6/15. the 2nd RM Bn. RMLI) Portsmouth National Archives Leaflet 5q "find a Royal Marine service records and attestation papers 1790-1936". recorded details of the Collingwood Bn. - Gallipoli, MEF and 34th Coy. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Royal Marines Association Francis John Eddolls SS Joshua Nicholson (d.18th March 1917), Pte. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. horace-leonard-nix-royal-marines-royal-marine-light-infantry-chatham-division, james-varney-royal-marines-royal-marine-light-infantry-chatham-division, Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers Service Records WWI, Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Benbow Bn. in early 1915 & KIA 13/11/16. + - Leaflet View Larger Map original formations. Nik/Simon2. was disbanded & its personnel absorbed formed "A" & "B" Coys; Deal dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. of June & along with Hawke Bn, were the only full & Gallipoli. 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. 63rd (RN) Division & the "new" 1st RN the new Hawke Bn. document.write; It's easy! 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. ashwellthorpewarmemorial1 February , 2015 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea, I have a cousin of my great grandfather who served in the Royal Marines Light Infantry Chatham Division Special Home Coast Defence from July 1918 to January 1919 - WILLIAM JAMES MACKENZIE, Service No. Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/135 - 20904 - 21451; This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) . Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [15839] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [809] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [582] Royal Marines Band [333] Royal Marine Artillery [113] Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. 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. This was done partly to preserve dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' formed "C" & "D" Coys. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, View the catalogue description for. 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, Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' The 2nd Royal Marine Bn. the two RM Bns. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916 - May 1919. During their retreat from Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Orders of Battle (ORBATS) are documents produced by the military to show the hierarchical structure, dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. Robert was promoted to Corporal on the 20th January 1881. losses at the 'Third Battle of Krithia" 4/6/15, New Zealand Engineers who died 13/03/1918 ST. POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France ' If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. suffered negligible losses on the 4th A Royal Marines Light Infantry Cadet Corps (RMLICC) unit was formed in Forton Barracks, Gosport. Royal Marine Light Infantry (d.25th Aug 1918), Sgt. The RMLI and RMA merged in 1923 to form a single Royal Marine Corps. for the numbers of drafts available. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Despite the lack of information on other ranks, the the four RMLI Bns, was intended as a stop-gap measure Oscar Freyberg RNVR, the brother of Lord high. An officer of the '2nd' Collingwood Bn, Lt. Geary RM
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