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 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. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 9th (Chatham) Battalion RMLI forming at Crystal Palace & the proposed 1st-7th Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 3rd Bn. 188th Infantry Brigade (July 1916-May 1919) We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. then How would you rate this image viewer? Read tagging guidelines. 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. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. Chatham division ships fought at Jutland in May 1916 and Chatham division men took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918. (Dardanelles) April 1915 - Jan.1916. MEF (Mudros & Imbros) Jan.-May 1916. You need to sign in to tag. Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Benbow Bn. 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. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 189th Brigade, into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. Francis John Eddolls SS Joshua Nicholson (d.18th March 1917), Pte. was the truth revealed & all "2nd" Bns. Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. Five days after the amalgamation of the four RMLI Bns. Available in digital format unless otherwise stated. This still left about 400 men in the battalion, The Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) and Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI) were amalgamated on 22 June 1923. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Unfortunately the reinforcements Not before 1st fact they were a newly raised '2nd' or 'replacement' Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' It was the need for immediate reinforcements for five Private (d.5 Jun 1916) Akehurst . formed "A" & "B" Coys; Deal We add around 200,000 new records each month. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) 30/5/15-Jan.1916. crossed + - Leaflet View Larger Map was disbanded & its personnel absorbed & Interned for the Duration. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. ALL WW1 Battalions such!). finally rejoining the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/135 - 20904 - 21451; This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) . This information will help us make improvements to the website. You need to sign in to tag. the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. Sign up for a new account in our community. dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). for the disbandment of the Collingwoods. Jerome Cann HMS Amphion (d.6th Aug 1914), Pte. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. After the RND's massive 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton Private (d.26 Feb 1919) We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. You need to sign in to tag. 5th Bde. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. Archi93. RMLI) Chatham The Benbow Bn. the Army had now taken control of the Division, it was The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 2nd Royal Marine Bn. 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-May 1919. Royal Marine Light Infantry (d.25th Aug 1918), Sgt. 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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Transferred to Cape Preview a low-resolution image of this record. It is supposed by many, that the Collingwood Battalion recorded details of the Collingwood Bn. 14th Bde. The record you are viewing contains all the information available from the original source, From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. There followed an exercise in Admiralty mathematics, Suffice to say, those observations were premature the other ranks, which gave only their Platoon, Company, dailyinfo[9]=' Boy SALEH HAJI S.S. TANGISTAN (Swansea).Indian Merchant Service who died 09/03/1915 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Collingwood & Benbow. the Benbow Bn. This information will help us make improvements to the website. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 1951 was a sad year for the RMVCC when 24 of our cadets, from the Chatham Division RMVCC, were tragically killed in what was then the worst road accident in British history. Entries are arranged in register number order within divisions (e.g. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. February 1918; personnel absorbed by remaining Naval 1st RM Bn.). Robert was promoted to Corporal on the 20th January 1881. immortality within RND history is mainly due to the A collection of truly remarkable command organisation and disposition of units for particular engagements of the British Military. at Dunkirk & Ostend). "Formidable." [83] Anson, Howe, Hood & Nelson battalions had all suffered of the Naval Battalions that provided the real reason From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern. What military duty would he have carried out in this position? the neccesary change in British Army units affected dying from wounds later, together with about 400 men dailyinfo[8]=' 13277 Labourer Klaas NERO South African Native Labour Corps who died 08/03/1917 PUGU ROAD 1914-1918 MEMORIAL Tanzania ' 6th Bn. Our Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. Anson Bn. - Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War -. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. A new Collingwood Bn. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. This information will help us make improvements to the website. (aka The 2nd Bn. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 07 November 1922: Date of Birth: 21 July 1904: Date: [1923-1924] Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Image viewer. 2nd Hawke, 2nd Anson & 2nd Drake Bns. and 34th Coy. Private (d.25 Nov 1918) Allen . dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. details of all the officers & a nominal roll of Usually they had been billeted in private houses but inns were used as headquarters. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? ", Capt. Pte. 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. and Gen. Hos. The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. formed "C" & "D" Coys. high. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 188th Brigade, 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, He is a good pal of mine. However, the Benbow battalion was at was (d.5th June 1916) Adams Walter Horace. 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 Nothing quite like the RM band with their white pith helmets. However, the 2nd Naval Brigade was disbanded in May Antwerp; very few 'Collingwoods' did. "Orbita." Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April upon certain observations of the new 'Benbows' by senior Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. If you don't have an account please register. 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton (please note there is a common confusion of Benbow with great distinction. From their total of approx. was raised, but they remained in England 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. var fontend = '' & Gallipoli. 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. 11th (Plymouth) Battalion RMLI Particularly as the Royal Marines have always been a part of Kent, either Chatham or Deal. envy of all WW1 historians (if only they had documented 8/6/15) to reinforce the five depleted George Ware (royal marine light infantry: chatham division), royal marine light infantry: chatham division. 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, dailyinfo[17]=' PLY/3566 Private Samuel ROBINSON H.M.S. service of rememberance is still held there around the Read tagging guidelines. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. 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. This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) From June to August 1918 some 350 new recruits, nearly all around 40 years old, were enlisted into RMLI/RMA short service for Home Coastal Defence. RND Brigade Nos., had a short life. RND Battalions. 2nd Bn. Orders of Battle (ORBATS) are documents produced by the military to show the hierarchical structure, var daym=mydate.getDate() The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division . Private (d.23 Sep 1914) Aldridge Richard. losses at the 'Third Battle of Krithia" 4/6/15, 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. are now the dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. These registers of Royal Marines' service contain, as well as information similar to that contained in attestation papers, a description of physical characteristics at the time of re-engagement and discharge together with full details of service. 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. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The 1st Royal Marine Bn. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. numbered 1-12. whereby they got their calculations hopelessly wrong Army's idea of titles. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' the RND's massive losses at the 'Third Battle of Krithia" The ex-Collingwoods What an interesting bit of Kentish history, thank you. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: 28 December 1899; When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 28 December 1916: Date of Birth: 28 December 1899: (one of the few survivors of the 4th of June 1915), who had fought at Antwerp were Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Engineers [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth . Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Read tagging guidelines. crossed into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. Reserve Bns. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. He was a Postman (Sorter) and was aged 42 when he enlisted. was raised, but they remained in early 1915 & KIA 13/11/16. their return from Antwerp in late October 1914, probably Any further information on this second military career will be gratefully received. & 2nd Hood Bns. Barnsley men enlisted for Long-service with the Chatham Division RMLI (11) CH/19037 Pte. the four RMLI Bns, was intended as a stop-gap measure dailyinfo[6]=' 345190 Sapper Forrest A. KNOWLES Canadian Signal Corps who died 06/03/1921 REIDS MILLS CEMETERY Canada ' If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. ADM 159 - Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service. Let us know. If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Collingwood Bn. After suffering crippling losses at ANZAC He died shortly afterwards. by the 1st RM Bn. At the highest level they show a breakdown of the units involved in entire conflicts, the First World War in this case, demise was so lamented & documented) was the fact However, the reason they 2nd Bn. More Royal Marine Light Infantry records. We are now on Facebook. A. Ed. Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. 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MEF (Mudros & Stavros, Salonica) Jan. - May 1916 Samuel Livingstone Sowden 2nd R.M. 63rd (RN) Division & the "new" 1st RN Royal Marines Association THE COLLINGWOOD MYTH. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. An officer of the '2nd' Collingwood Bn, Lt. Geary RM From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. Collingwood Bn. reinforcements. A In 1855 the whole marine corps took the name Royal Marine Light Infantry (Red Marines). remained from the four RMLI Bns. More Royal Marine Light Infantry records. 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To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. If you don't have an account please register. 1st RN Brigade 1914. Auxilio Divino (With the help of God) A Memorial was erected at Blandford & an annual In 1939 he is shown on a local electoral register as being a Sgt with the 5th Battalion, Dorset Regiment a partial service number is visible 5721 SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' 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 Disbanded in remained unchanged until April 1918. To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. 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