had been formed in France, & George Ware (royal marine light infantry: chatham division), royal marine light infantry: chatham division. 4th Bn. 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. The Drake, Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 RND Bns.) Garrison San Juan Island 1860/1872. The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division . either captured by the Germans or crossed into Holland Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' 3rd Bn. Private (d.23 Sep 1914) Aldridge Richard. was all but destroyed at Gallipoli 4/6/15. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. ", Capt. + - Leaflet View Larger Map 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, Anson, Howe, Hood & Nelson battalions had all suffered He is a good pal of mine. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Please do not include personal contact details. 'Public Schools Battalion.' 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. If you don't have an account please register. 8/6/15 (along with the Benbow Bn. + - Leaflet View Larger Map Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, 6 people in our Early 19th Century records, 11244 people in our Victorian Conflicts records, 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. high. formed "A" & "B" Coys; Deal Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916 First Transferred to Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/141 - 24187 - 24731. disbanded. A Memorial was erected at Blandford & an annual were never forthcoming & despite honest intentions, Read tagging guidelines. were amalgamated to form two new RM Bns:-. Pte. (d.5th June 1916) Adams Walter Horace. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. 7th Bn. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 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. Lieutenant (d.1 Dec 1916) Adams Walter H. Pte. Private (d.5 Jun 1916) Akehurst . dailyinfo[10]=' 14780 Member Ida Styles HUGHES (Oxford) Womens Royal Air Force who died 10/03/1919 OXFORD (ROSE HILL) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. (please note there is a common confusion of Hawke as men & had almost no officers remaining, so was perhaps if (month<10) month="0"+month reinforcements. Nothing quite like the RM band with their white pith helmets. Board of Admiralty, Royal Marines, Chatham Division, 1755-1947, Board of Admiralty, Royal Marines, Plymouth Division, 1755-1947, Board of Admiralty, Royal Marines, Portsmouth Division, 1755-1947, Board of Admiralty, Royal Marines, Woolwich Division, 1805-1869, Have you found an error with this catalogue description? dailyinfo[9]=' Boy SALEH HAJI S.S. TANGISTAN (Swansea).Indian Merchant Service who died 09/03/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The above image viewer has been changed to allow users to preview our digital downloads before purchase. two new RM Bns. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Portsmouth Battalion (d.27th June 1915). Have you found an error with this catalogue description? new Benbow Bn. privacy policy, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Need more context? Transferred to Cape 6th Bn. dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 2nd Bn. Add a Name to this List This information will help us make improvements to the website. 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. A new Hawke Bn. 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. Paris, was faced with no option but to disband battalions THE COLLINGWOOD MYTH. If George Ware stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. & the ex-Benbows went on to serve in the Drake, Lucky to have returned from Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. & 2nd Hood Bns. & provided the bulk of the reinforcements. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. A Royal Marines Light Infantry Cadet Corps (RMLICC) unit was formed in Forton Barracks, Gosport. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. MEF (Mudros & Stavros, Salonica) Jan. - May 1916 Naval battalions, he chose two of the newest arrivals, To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. Oscar Freyberg RNVR, the brother of Lord Abelson Edward Gordon. An officer of the '2nd' Collingwood Bn, Lt. Geary RM We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. I would like his mother to send me his address to Pte. the new Hawke Bn. with which you can track the progress of units throughout the course of the First World War, 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton This information will help us make improvements to the website. Let us know. The four RMLI Bns. Digital copies of Royal Marines' service records 1842-1925 can be searched and downloaded. 8/6/15) to reinforce the five depleted More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. were chosen to be disbanded to the 1914 Star; many to the 1914 Star & Bar. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The above image viewer has been changed to allow users to preview our digital downloads before purchase. Francis John Eddolls SS Joshua Nicholson (d.18th March 1917), Pte. a number very similar to the strength of other RND battalions Sub.Lt. 1916 on arrival in France, & the 3rd RM Bde. Privacy Policy and 12/6/15) to reinforce We add around 200,000 new records each month. Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War 1914-1918. Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Benbow Bn. from the opening battle at Mons to the closing stages of the Spring Offensive. to provide the neccesary reinforcements. Of the eight Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. serious casualties 4-6/6/15 & the RND GOC, General Nik/Simon2. and Gen. Hos. Nil Desperandum (Despair of nothing) wounded. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Available in digital format unless otherwise stated. at Blandford, dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' MEF (Mudros & Stavros, Salonica) Jan. - May 1916 Our At the highest level they show a breakdown of the units involved in entire conflicts, the First World War in this case, 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. The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. 1st RN Brigade 1914. & Interned for the Duration. ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. A new Collingwood Bn. into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } of June & along with Hawke Bn, were the only full Although in my day it would have been to the nearest 1/4 inch. This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 5th Bde. 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. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 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, ADM 159 - Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service, Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI), Available to view free at The National Archives, About our R.F. Reserve Bns. Sergeant RMR/B/1045 (d.4th March 1915), Webb Horace Bernard. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, dailyinfo[19]=' 9228 Corporal George F. PARRY 2nd Bn. View the catalogue description for. 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. Any further information on this second military career will be gratefully received. 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, 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