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
Douglas Frank CH/11044 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/B/850). H.M.S. Clan McNaughton. 31 3 February 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Husband of Catherine M. Douglas, of 6, Dowlas St., Wells St., Camberwell, London.
Douglas Fred CH/19888 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Newcastle. 20 2 April 1918 United Kingdom Belfast City Cemetery Son of John and Jane Douglas, of 35, Danube St., Belfast.
Douglas Gordon Shipley Manners Major Royal Marine Artillery 44 8 January 1892 United Kingdom Highland Road Cemetery Portsmout Burial location: N 2nd Central plot, Row 1, Grave 21. The Cemetery Office register records this grave as being next to the position occupied by Colonel Digby, RMA, but it is two rows away. This area of the cemetery was hit by a land mine in WWII and much damage was done. There is rumour that some of the gravestones may have been restored to the wrong position, but this cannot be confirmed.
Dover Robert Deal/3083(S) Private Royal Marines Drake Bn. R.N. Div., attd. Medical Unit. R.N. Div. 29 6 August 1915 Egypt Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery Son of the late Robert and Mary Dover, of Bolton Lancs.
Dowdell George Samuel PLY/896(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial
Dowden Peter Sydney PLY/14293 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Royal Arthur. 51 21 February 1942 United Kingdom Ingoldmells (Ss. Peter And Paul) Churchyard Husband of Annie Esther Dowden, of Mutley, Plymouth.
Dowding Norman Percival Philip CH/17082 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 25 8 February 1919 United Kingdom Frimley (St. Peter) Churchyard Son of John and Anne Dowding, of Rose Cottages, Guildford Rd., Frimley Green. A repatriated Prisoner of War.
Dowding Thomas Cecil Clive PLY/X 3133 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Gloucester. 29 22 May 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Thomas William and Vesta Novello Dowding, of Blaina, Monmouthshire.
Dowding Townley Ward General Royal Marines 80 4 September 1927 United Kingdom St Marks Churchyard, Alverstoke,
Dowe Charles Frederick PO/18656 Private RMLI/RN Division 18 13 November 1916 France Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel Son of George S. and H. L. Dowe, of Repps, Great Yarmouth.
Dowell Howard Geoffrey Unknown Marine Royal Marines 80 16 August 2005 United Kingdom St John The Baptist Church,Broad
Dowell William Edward RMA/11871 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery S.S. Konakry. Not known 1 December 1918 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Dowell VC George Dare Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marine Artillery 79 3 August 1910 New Zealand Purewa Cemetery, Auckland
Dowland Sidney PO/8384 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 41 5 June 1916 United Kingdom Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery Son of James and Sarah Dowland; husband of Eliza Louisa Dowland, of Rose Cottage, Horton Heath, Wimborne, Dorset.
Dowle Sidney James PLY/X 100444 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Neptune. 23 19 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of James and Mary Ann Dowle, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; husband of Ann Mary Dowle, of Middlesbrough.
Dowler William RMA/2559(S) Gunner Royal Marine Artillery H.Q. (Eastney Barracks) 28 9 May 1918 United Kingdom Reading Cemetery Husband of Elsie Dowler, of 112, Tanygroes St., Port Talbot, Glam.
Dowling John James PO/10005 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Good Hope. Not known 1 November 1914 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Dowling Michael George Lieutenant RM 40 Commando RM 23 15 January 1951 Malaya Kamunting Road Christian Cemeter Inscription: On whose soul sweet Jesus have mercy Mary help of Christians pray for him R.I.P.
Dowling William PO/X 149 Sergeant Royal Marines H.M.S. President III. 37 14 September 1942 United Kingdom Keswick (St. John) Churchyard Son of Samuel and Annie Dowling; husband of Sarah Jane Dowling, of Keswick.
Down Frederick PLY/17712 Private Plymouth Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry 16 11 April 1916 United Kingdom Chudleigh Cemetery, Devon Grave E33