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.
- 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
Wright Isaac James PLY/X100912 Marine Royal Marines R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1. 22 24 April 1942 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of William and Mary Evelyn Wright, of Throckley, Northumberland.
Wright James PLY/17131 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 18 13 March 1917 United Kingdom Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery Son of James and Robina Wright, of 9, Thorn Street, Partick West, Glasgow.
Wright James Robert 30071798 Marine Royal Marines No. 42 Commando 22 5 August 2011 United Kingdom Portland Naval Cemetery Dorset
Wright John 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry 56 13 September 1907 United Kingdom West Norwood Cemetery, South Eas Born 2 Aug. 1851,Cpl. '74, Bdmaster '77, Bdmaster (WO) '81, Bdmaster (WO) '92, 2 Lieutenant Bandmaster '1901. Died of Pneumonia. Inscription: Erected by his comrades the Officers, N. C. Officers and Men of the Chatham Division Royal Marine Light Infantry. Bandmaster Chatham Division Royal Marine Light Infantry
Wright John CH/1212(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 17 February 1917 France Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy
Wright John PLY/79(S) Private RMLI/RN Division 21 13 November 1916 France Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Wright John William PO/9541 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry S.S. Birchleaf (London) 39 23 February 1918 United Kingdom Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery Husband of Lily Wright, of 4, Hale St., Landport, Portsmouth.
Wright Leo Arthur Philip PO/X 4108 Corporal Royal Marines 24 12 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery Corporal Wright served in the 30 Assault Group Inscription: Father, in thy gracious keeping leave we now our dear one sleeping
Wright Leslie John RMA/14511 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Natal. Not known 30 December 1915 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Wright Robert RM8227 Marine 42 Commando RM 20 12 September 1950 Malaya Batu Banjah Cemetery Inscription: He shall not grow old as we that are left grow old age shall not weary him nor the passing years
Wright Robert CH/X 104541 Marine Royal Marines H.B.L. R.M. Divisional Signals. 18 7 September 1942 United Kingdom Ashford (Bybrook) Cemetery Son of Arthur Robert and Florence Frances Wright, of South Ashford.
Wright Sir William Purvis General Royal Marines 64 30 April 1910 United Kingdom ? General Sir William Purvis Wright K.C.B.
Wright Stanley Hall George PLY/X 100267 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Neptune. 22 19 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial
Wright Thomas PLY/X 110591 Marine Royal Marines 30th Bn. 21 23 April 1945 Netherlands Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Son of Thomas and Beatrice Wright, of Northampton.
Wright Thomas PO/2999 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Div. Not known 23 May 1917 United Kingdom Penn Fields (St. Philip) Churchyard Husband of F. L. Wright, of 3, Thornley St., Wolverhampton.
Wright Trevor Desmond Temporary Lieutenant 45 Commando RM Not known 4 April 1945 Not known Not known Ty Lieutenant was killed in action in Germany serving with 45 RM Commando There is no known grave.
Wright Vernon Olonza PLY/2475(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 21 26 August 1918 France Vis-En-Artois Memorial Son of Arthur and Fanny Wright, of 127, Repton Rd., Brislington, Bristol.
Wright Victor Herbert CH/17864 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Formidable. 17 1 January 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Edward Phillip and Amy Wright, of The Corner House, High St., Leatherhead, Surrey. Native of Brixton, London.
Wright William CH/11795 Private RMLI/RN Division 33 13 November 1916 France Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Wright William CH/X 103328 Marine Royal Marines R.M. Group. M.N.B.D.O. (II). Not known 20 May 1941 United Kingdom Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery