ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

To see details of a specific grave image click on either the Surname, Name or Number. This will open the corresponding image in your browser window. Alternatively, hover your mouse cursor over the Surname, Name or Number to see a preview.

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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
Merritt Henry Thomas Not known Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Not known 22 June 1893 Not known Lost At Sea Off Tripoli The monument was removed from its original site near Portsmouth City Guildhall in 1903.
Merritt John CH/10581 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (R.F.R./B/1659) H.M.S. Spey 35 7 March 1917 United Kingdom Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent Husband of Harriett Merritt, of 49, Shrubland Rd., Queen's Rd., Dalston, London.
Merritt William John PO/16811 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div 21 25 June 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Tom and Edith Merritt, of 33, Nancy Rd., Fratton, Portsmouth.
Merry Robert Sydney RM16826 Corporal Royal Marines 72 24 May 2001 United Kingdom Holy Trinity Church, Buckfastlei
Merry William John PO/18395 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 20 17 March 1917 Tanzania Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery Son of Mr. S. and Mrs. E. Merry, of Woodbine Cottage, Cold Arbour, Oxford, England.
Messam John William CH/16830 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Pathfinder. 19 5 September 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of John and Alice Jane Messam, of 143, Church Rd., Swanscombe, Kent.
Messom John Herbert Deal/1050(S) Sapper Royal Marines R.M. Div. Engineers, R.N. Div. 27 27 July 1915 United Kingdom Nottingham Church Cemetery
Metcalf Benjamin Austin PLY/107(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div 19 23 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Isaac and Mary Jane Metcalf, of 197, Balby Rd., Doncaster.
Metcalf Henry CH/20588 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Vanguard. 19 9 July 1917 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of James Burrell Metcalf and Esther Robertson Metcalf, of 50, Rendlesham Rd., Ipswich.
Metcalf John PO/8439 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Powerful Inscribed on South African War Memorial, Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Metcalf Reginald Herbert PO/X 2450 Corporal T Coy 40 Commando RM Not known 1 January 1943 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Metcalfe Charles PLY/X101145 Marine Royal Marines 11th Bn. 22 14 September 1942 Libya Tobruk War Cemetery Son of Thomas and May Metcalfe, of Keighley, Yorkshire; husband of Edna Metcalfe, of Keighley.
Metcalfe David P064667V Marine Recruit Royal Marines Commando Training Centre RM 19 19 April 2006 United Kingdom St Mary's Church Dewsbury Marine Recruit Daniel Metcalfe was only 4 weeks into his training after joining the Royal Marines when he was killed in a mountaineering accident on Dow Crag in Coniston whilst on Easter leave.
Metcalfe Ernest PO/215951 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Tamar 50 2 October 1942 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of James and Lucy Metcalfe; husband of Doris May Metcalfe, of Ripon, Yorkshire.
Metcalfe Matthew PLY/286(S) Lance Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial
Metherell Denis Richard RMB/X 356 Corporal Royal Marines HMS Cornwall 26 5 April 1942 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Band Corporal Metherell lost his life whilst serving in HMS 'Cornwall'. Plaque located in St. Margaret's Church, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire.
Mew Joseph PO/16469 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Hampshire. 21 5 June 1916 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Ambrose and Emily Mew, of IO, Moortown, Ringwood.
Mew Kenneth Sydney PO/X 113089 Marine Royal Marines HMS Copra Not known 6 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery
Mewes Joseph Edward PO/579(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div. 24 5 May 1915 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Watson and Jane Mewes, of I, Ferry Terrace, Low Fell, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
Mewett Frank Unknown Marine Royal Marines 72 1998 United Kingdom Torquay Cemetery, Hele Road, Dev Section BX, Grave 19, 2nd Row from back