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.

Searches can be performed by Surname, First name, Number, Unit, Country and/or Location. After entering your search criteria, click Search.

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
Wells Frederick Pennson CH/13273 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Hawke. 27 15 October 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Husband of Nellie Gertrude Wells, of 15, Hills Terrace, Chatham.
Wells George Albert PLY/12308 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 8th battalion 11 October 1922 Died of natural causes
Wells Joseph George PO/X1895 Marine Royal Marine Barracks, Eastney 43 8 January 1937 United Kingdom Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Go
Wells Leonard Bert PLY/X1010 Sergeant Royal Marines 33 7 August 1946 United Kingdom Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery Husband of Grace Winifred Wells, of Stonehouse, Plymouth.
Wells Philip Joseph PO/X 1645 Corporal Royal Marines H.M.S. Hood. 27 24 May 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of William John Hamilton Wells and Maud Wells, of Boythorpe, Derbyshire.
Wells Stephen William CH/13026 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Triad. 37 2 April 1919 Italy Taranto Town Cemetery Extension Son of Walter James Wells, of 72, Union Grove, Clapham, London.
Wells William Carrodus Deal/9275(S) Private Royal Marine Labour Corps Dunkirk Coy. 42 2 June 1918 France Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte Les Barraques Military Cemetery Sangatte, France. Inscription: Gone but not forgotten
Welman Henry Bolton Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Victory 23 13 November 1916 France Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet Son of Henry Acton Welman and Mary Laetitia Welman, of 5, Winchester Rd., Oxford.
Welsby Alexander PLY/16311 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Argyll. 18 6 December 1914 United Kingdom Queensferry Cemetery
Welsh Harry CH/7687 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry,HMS Egmont 40 19 August 1916 Malta Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery
Welsh James EX/5508 Marine Royal Marines 25 30 March 1945 United Kingdom Glasgow (St. Peter'S) Roman Catholic Cemetery Son of Robert and Catherine Welsh, of Glasgow; husband of Georgina Welsh, of Glasgow.
Welsh John George Deal/3646(S) Private Royal Marines R.M. Medical Unit. R.N. Div. Not known 24 October 1917 Belgium Dochy Farm New British Cemetery
Welsh William PLY/X 102179 Marine Royal Marines 4 R.M. Lt. A.A. Regt. Not known 16 December 1944 Belgium Schoonselhof Cemetery
Wenham Gordon Townshend PLY/X 108803 Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G.(L) 764. 20 3 August 1944 France Hermanville War Cemetery Son of Stanley and Ellen Eliza Wenham, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Wenham Ronald Walter RMB/2922 Bandmaster Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Fiji 32 23 May 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Walter Bertram and Ida Wenham; husband of Clara Jessie Wenham, of Deal, Kent.
Wenlock George Henry Percival PLY/21836 Sergeant Royal Marines H.M.S. President III 49 13 March 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial
Wensley Gerald David Henry PO/X6148 Marine Royal Marines 17 16 November 1946 United Kingdom Oakford (St. Peter) Churchyard Son of Frances M. Wensley, of Oakford.
Wensley James Unknown Private 27 Company, Royal Marine Light Infantry Unknown 7 April 1869 USA Orcas Island English Camp British Marines were stationed there in the 1800s during the Pig War. Private Wensley accidentally drowned in the harbour. His body was never found.
Went Frederick Arthur Moat CH/18255 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Laurentic. 20 25 January 1917 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Frederick and Eliza Went (stepmother), of 13, Artillery Rd., Ramsgate, Kent.
Wernham John RMB/1429 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Monmouth. 20 1 November 1914 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of George and Susan Wernham, of Coldash, Newbury, Berks.