ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

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If a single character is entered in the search field all the Surnames beginning with the character will be returned.

Examples of search criteria:
- ahern - will return all entries with Surname Ahern. Note searches are not case sensitive, e.g. searching for Ahern and ahern will return the same entries.
- Marine – will return all the entries that have Marine in the content, e.g. Number Royal Marine Artillery/10726 and Unit Royal Marines.
- ahern Harry – will return all entries that have Ahern as the Surname and Harry as the First Name.

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For an explanation of the Royal Marine Register Numbers see: RM Register Number.pdf


Surname First name Number Rank Unit Age Date Country of Burial Grave Location Notes
Griffiths John Herbert CH/X 107870 Marine Royal Marines No. 47 R.M. Commando. 23 8 August 1945 Germany Munster Heath War Cemetery Son of Hubert and Mary Griffiths, of Ynysboeth, Glamorgan.
Griffiths Richard Michael Lieutenant Royal Marines Plymouth Division 18 26 May 1942 United Kingdom East Budleigh (All Saints) Churchyard Back of Churchyard, Left Side
Griffiths Samuel PLY/15038 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Gloucester 27 3 August 1916 United Kingdom Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery
Griffiths Thomas Benjamin PLY/X 316 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Hermes. 32 9 April 1942 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Benjamin and Ann Griffiths, of Marloes, Pembrokeshire.
Griffiths Tom Deal/3464(S) Private Royal Marines R.M. Medical Unit, R.N. Div. 26 4 May 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Mrs. Mary Bowen, of Farmers Cottage, Llangendeirn, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire; husband of C. M. Griffiths, of Rock House, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen.
Griffiths Walter Henry CH/17349 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Aboukir. 22 22 September 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Husband of Mrs. A. E. Magee (formerly Griffiths), of 39, Blenheim Rd., Penge, London.
Griffiths William Henry PLY/X 2748 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Repulse. 21 10 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Griffiths, of Shawbury, Shropshire.
Griffiths William John CH/14956 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Clan McNaughton. 23 3 February 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Henry and Grace Griffiths, of 2, Wellington Rd., Gillingham, Kent. Native of Stonehouse, Plymouth.
Griffiths William Oswald PLY/X 101617 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Duke of York. 25 17 January 1942 Bermuda Bermuda Royal Naval Cemetery Son of Herbert and Beatrice Griffiths; husband of Doreen Griffiths, of Cape Town, South Africa.
Grigg John William PLY/802(S) Private RMLI/RN Division 22 8 February 1917 France Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille
Griggs Alfred PO/18261 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 22 23 December 1916 France Etaples Military Cemetery
Grimble Arthur Robert CH/X 101123 Marine Royal Marines 34 13 September 1944 United Kingdom Lowestoft (Kirkley) Cemetery Inscription: To live in the hearts of those we loved is not to die
Grimley James Martin CH/18024 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Chester Not known 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Memorial Plaque in Chester Cathedral for all the ship's company HMS Chester killed or died of wounds at or subsequent to the Battle of Jutland.
Grimmett Harry PO/9864 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/PO/B1907). Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 8 October 1914 Belgium Nieuport Memorial
Grimsdell Maurice Herbert PO/X 115851 Lance Corporal Royal Marines No. 47 R.M. Commando. Not known 2 November 1944 Netherlands Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery
Grimsey John Henry CH/X 53 Sergeant Major Royal Marines No. 45 Commando. 33 7 June 1944 France Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery Son of John and Alice Elizabeth Grimsey; husband of Georgina Mary Grimsey, of Gillingham, Kent.
Grimshaw Benjamin Newman CH/17915 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Formidable. 19 1 January 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Grimshaw, of 19, Ross St., Ebury Bridge Rd., Pimlico, London.
Grimson William Henry Charles PLY/X 1503 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Gloucester. 21 22 May 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of William Henry Charles and Alice Maud Ellen Grimson, of Stonehouse, Plymouth.
Grindey Arnold Edward PO/X 3064 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Royal Oak. 18 14 October 1939 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Arthur Arnold Grindey and Grace Ellen Grindey.
Grindle Frank PLY/X 22763 Marine Royal Marines Not known 29 July 1929 Greece Volos Cemetery Result of explosion in X gun turret on HMS Devonshire