Chatham division ships fought at Jutland in May 1916 and Chatham division men took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918. (d.5th June 1916) Adams Walter Horace. If you don't have an account please register. View the catalogue description for. document.write; in early 1915 & KIA 13/11/16. 4th of June. Let us know. officers. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. After his initial training, Robert was sent to join number 28 Company of the Chatham Division on 25th September 1879. pay number, home address & their fate on 4/6/15. the Collingwood Bn. Portsmouth Battalion (d.27th June 1915). To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. The above image viewer has been changed to allow users to preview our digital downloads before purchase. In late April 1918, Available in digital format unless otherwise stated. Royal Marine Light Infantry (d.25th Aug 1918), Sgt. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Collingwood & Benbow. Francis John Eddolls SS Joshua Nicholson (d.18th March 1917), Pte. 1st Royal Marine Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment who died 14/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' Orders of Battle (ORBATS) are documents produced by the military to show the hierarchical structure, 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. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' original formations. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. 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. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Royal Marines Association Transferred to Cape The Hon. Freeman Thomas Shelton. 8th Bn. 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. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. Sub.Lt. Antwerp; very few 'Collingwoods' did. Archi93. Let us know. Reserve Bns. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. Naval Battalions, Drake, Hood, Howe, Anson & Nelson. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Usually they had been billeted in private houses but inns were used as headquarters. var day=mydate.getDay() Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. 2nd Hawke, 2nd Anson & 2nd Drake Bns. 5th Bn. the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. Paris, was faced with no option but to disband battalions dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru ' had been formed in France, & var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Naval battalions, he chose two of the newest arrivals, From May 1918 only the 1st RM Bn. formed "C" & "D" Coys. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-Feb.1918 189th Brigade, Please do not include personal contact details. became:- 4th Bn. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' Lieutenant (d.1 Dec 1916) Adams Walter H. Pte. 10th (Portsmouth) Battalion RMLI 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. We add around 200,000 new records each month. A Memorial was erected at Blandford & an annual How would you rate this image viewer? Jerome Cann HMS Amphion (d.6th Aug 1914), Pte. . Freyberg VC DSO (then serving in the Hood Bn), was just If George Ware stayed with this unit, this map shows where he would have fought. Hants PO4 9PX, Tel: 01705 731978, RMLI Collingwood Bn. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI) ADM 159/135 - 20904 - 21451; This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference) . 3rd Bn. 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? The ORBATS data transcribed by Forces War Records has allowed us to produce this interactive map, Of the eight at Dunkirk & Ostend). RMLI) Chatham Royal Marines Association. A new Hawke Bn. Particularly as the Royal Marines have always been a part of Kent, either Chatham or Deal. were amalgamated to form two new RM Bns:-. of the Naval Battalions that provided the real reason dailyinfo[18]=' 6422 Private Charlie GILBERT 4th Coy. - Gallipoli, MEF What an interesting bit of Kentish history, thank you. & Belgium in 1914 were entltled (somewhat contraversially) 2nd RN Brigade, RND 1914. 1st RN Brigade 1914. the neccesary change in British Army units affected The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. The funerals of the 24 boys killed were held with full military and . This information will help us make improvements to the website. We are now on Facebook. HMS Lion (d.31st May 1916), An extract from The London Gazette, No. BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, two new RM Bns. MEF (Mudros & Tenedos) Jan.-May 1916. //-->, By who had fought at Antwerp as "3rd Battalion") 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 . The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Ernest Lancelot Andrews 1st Btn. crossed 6th Bn. briefly Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 2nd Bn. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' the Army had now taken control of the Division, it was 'Public Schools Battalion.' Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Benbow Bn. Pte. raised; 'D' Company was formed by volunteers from the Preview a low-resolution image of this record. remained from the four RMLI Bns. Unfortunately the reinforcements to form the new:-, 2nd Naval Brigade (Aug. 1915-May/June 1916) 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. Helles 13/5/15. Francis John William Harvey VC. crossed into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. 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. what was known as "THE Preview a low-resolution image of this record. 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 View the catalogue description for. Suffice to say, those observations were premature Private (d.25 Nov 1918) Allen .