ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

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- 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.
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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
Wilding Joseph Thomas RMB/1594 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Natal. 25 30 December 1915 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Thomas and H. Wilding, of 3, Moss Terrace, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire. L.V.C.M. gold medallist.
Wildman-Lushington Gilbert Vernon Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery 26 2 December 1913 United Kingdom Christ Church, Portsdown, Cosham Inscription: GIDEON - in memory of Gilbert Vernon Wildman-Lushington, Lieutenant, Royal Marine Artillery, who was killed by the fall of his Flying Machine at Eastchurch, 2 December, 1913, aged 26, erected by his brother officers
Wilkes Alfred Ernest CH/2212(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 19 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial Son of Alfred and Amelia Wilkes, of Lickey Square, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Wilkes Benjamin Not known Armourer Royal Marine Light Infantry 67 30 September 1857 United Kingdom Plymouth Old Cemetery
Wilkes Henry Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (HMS Terror) 28 Between 1846 - 1848 Canada Between Victory Point, King William Island and Back River, Adelaide Peninsula Born in 1817, Leicester, Leicestershire. Wilkes was the youngest member of Terror's marine detachment. An engraved clothes brush belonging to Wilkes was recovered from Victory Point in 1859
Wilkes James William Henry PLY/468(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 30 9 July 1918 France Cambrai East Military Cemetery Son of the late Benjamin and Hannah Wilkes.
Wilkes Samuel M49 PLY/66 Private Royal Marines (H.M.S. Victory) 21 21 October 1805 Unknown Unknown Joined H..S. Victory 17 April 1803 Killed during the Battle of Trafalgar From Birmingham, Warwickshire
Wilkie William Joseph PO/15709 Corporal 8th RM Battalion Not known 15 April 1921 United Kingdom Crookham (Christ Church) Churchyard Memorial Tablet St. Michael and All Angels' Church, the Depot R. M., Deal Kent.
Wilkin Douglas Havard RMB/X1152 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Exeter 20 6 September 1943 Indonesia Ambon War Cemetery Son of John Charles and Anne Wilkin, of Lowestoft. Suffolk.
Wilkins Arthur Ernest PO/X3436 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Hood. 21 13 January 1941 United Kingdom Maldon Cemetery Son of Alfred Ernest and Amy Louisa Wilkins. of Maldon.
Wilkins Clarence Jesse PLY/X 113464 Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G.(M.) 102. 18 1 November 1944 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of William and Maud E. Wilkins, of Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Wilkins George CH/9557 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/B/1512). H.M.S. Aboukir. Not known 22 September 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial
Wilkins Isaac Lester PO/10088 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 32 10 January 1914 United Kingdom Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Go
Wilkins John Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry 55 11 March 1915 United Kingdom Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Gosport
Wilkins Percy James PO/X 3560 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Barham. Not known 25 November 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Wilkins William George CH/13156 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Formidable. Not known 1 January 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial
Wilkinson Arthur PLY/826(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 28 April 1917 France Arras Memorial
Wilkinson Edmund Richard Clarence CH/15264 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Penelope. Not known 8 March 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial
Wilkinson Ernest PLY/1462(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 25 28 April 1917 France Arras Memorial Son of Thomas and Ann Wilcock, of 3, Trafalgar Rd., Bowerham, Lancaster.
Wilkinson Frank PO/839(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div 26 14 July 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Frank Wilkinson, of 12, Church Rd, Distington, Cumberland.