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
Drake James RMB/X1930 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Charybdis Not known 23 October 1943 United Kingdom St. Helier War Cemetery, Howard-Davis Park, Jersey
Drake William Henry PLY/X 1319 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Glorious. 22 8 June 1940 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Harry and Gwen Drake, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.
Drake-Brockman Lewis Arthur Major 6th Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry 30 10 May 1919 Russia Murmansk New British Cemetery Name inscribed on Brookwood Military Cemetery Memorial. Royal Marine Light Infantry. Murmansk New British Cemetery. Temporary Major commissioned 1 September, 1907. Killed whilst commanding 4th Karelians ( Finlanders ) on Murmansk Front.
Drakeford John William PLY/1540(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial
Draper George Thomas PO/5424 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 23 22 June 1893 Not known Lost At Sea Off Tripoli The monument was removed from its original site near Portsmouth City Guildhall in 1903.
Draper Henry CH/14620 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (R.M.R./B/1646). S.S. Kyno. Not known 16 November 1917 Algeria Algiers (Boulevard Bru) European Cemetery
Draper James Herbert CH/9972 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Bn. R.N. Div. 37 4 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial Son of James Kew Draper and Maria Frances Draper, of Clare Hall Lodge, South Mimms, Barnet; husband of Priscilla Draper, of 21, Landseer Buildings, Millbank, Westminster, London. Served for 22 years; over 17 years of this at sea. Was on H.M.S. "Ophir" in 1901 with our present King and Queen on their long voyage.
Draper William CH/445(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Cyclops II. Not known 9 May 1917 United Kingdom Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery Son of Thomas Draper, of Cahermore, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork.
Drawwater George CH/X106777 Marine Royal Marines 19 4 December 1942 United Kingdom Wells-Next-The-Sea Cemetery Son of George and Dorothy Drawwater, of Pimlico, London.
Dray Alfred Reginald George PO/X 1405 Sergeant Royal Marines 11th Bn. 26 17 April 1943 Egypt Fayid War Cemetery Son of Alfred Reginald and Muriel May Dray, of Bristol.
Drayson Charles Deal/1133(S) Sapper Royal Marines R.M. Div. Engineers, R.N. Div. 39 10 July 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Husband of Lucy Kate Drayson, of 1, Brickfield Cottages, Cemetery Rd., Deal.
Dredge William John PO/14589 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Good Hope. 24 1 November 1914 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son: of R. H. and Annie Dredge, of Turkey Island, Shedfield, Botley, Hants.
Drew Albert CH/17(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 6 June 1916 France Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension Son of Mrs. M. Seth, of 48, Prospect St., East Kirkby, Lincoln.
Drew Arthur Ronald Harry PO/X 111083 Marine 41 Commando RM 20 6 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery Inscription: Nothing is here for tears in a death so noble
Drew Charles George RMA/3635(S) Driver Royal Marine Artillery Siege Bty. Not known 16 October 1918 United Kingdom Woburn (St. Mary) Churchyard
Drew James Not known Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 58 1 October 1897 United Kingdom Plymouth Old Cemetery Pensioner
Drew Kenneth Harrison PLY/X 111244 Marine 41 Commando RM 19 10 September 1943 Italy Salerno War Cemetery Marine Drew was buried near this spot Inscription: Beautiful memories
Drewett George Francis CH/9628 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/B/577). H.M.S. Hawke. 35 15 October 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Samuel Wesley Drewett and Kate Drewett, of Maidstone; husband of Harriett Elizabeth Drewett, of 85, Fernlea Rd., Graham Rd., Mitcham, Surrey. Served in the South African War.
Drewitt Christopher John CH/940(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 8 October 1918 France Forenville Military Cemetery
Drewry Ernest PO/317(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div Not known 6 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial