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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- 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
Burchell Wilfred John RMB/1563 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Natal. Not known 30 December 1915 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Burden Edward Pool PO/2503(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 33 24 November 1918 France Etaples Military Cemetery Son of the late Frederick and Lucy Burden. Native of Priors Hardwick, Byfield, Northants.
Burden Francis Unknown Colour Segeant Royal Marine Light Infantry, 18th Company 86 18 April 1929 United Kingdom Anns Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Ham
Burden Henry PLY/15174 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Fox. 24 16 November 1915 Egypt Suez War Memorial Cemetery
Burden Norman Ward CH/18317 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Not known 8 February 1919 United Kingdom Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent
Burden Samuel William PO/1937(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 26 6 November 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial Son of S. and Emily Burden, of 45, Market St., Poole, Dorset; husband of Mrs. T. Burden.
Burdett John Ephraim PLY/16739 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Defence. 18 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of John James Thomas and Mary Ann Burdett, of 16, Burnell St., Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Burdett John Henry Cadet RM Cadet Corps Chatham 10 4 December 1951 United Kingdom Gillingham New Cemetery After Dark on the evening of 4 december, 1951, a bus ran into a marching group of Royal Marines Cadets, of whom 24 died. 22 are buried in Gillingham New Cemetery ( Naval & Military Section ), including 3 in its Roman Catholic enclave. Inscription: Safe in the arms of Jesus
Burdett Thomas William PLY/17676 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry R.M. Depot (Deal) 17 15 March 1915 United Kingdom Deal Cemetery Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Burdett, of Lyndon, Oakham, Rutland.
Burfitt Henry Thomas CH/X 110667 Marine Royal Marines No. 40 Commando. Unknown 3 October 1941 Italy Sangro River War Cemetery Son of Albert and Lucy Burfitt, of Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan.
Burfoot Thomas George PLY/X 2793 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Charybdis. Not known 23 October 1943 France St. Brieuc Western Communal Cemetery
Burford William PO/13944 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Invincible. 30 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Thomas and Mary Burford, of High St., Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Burge Norman Ormsby Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marine Light Infantry Nelson Bn. R.N. Division 40 13 November 1916 France Hamel British Cemetery Son of Col. and Mrs. B. H. Burge; husband of Lily K. Blatchford (formerly Burge), of 2, South Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth.
Burge William Gunner Royal Marine Artillery (H.M.S. Orpheus) 7 February 1863 New Zealand Unknown Memorial Tablet 1864, located in Maritime Museum of Tasmania , Hobart, Australia
Burgess Francis Edward Gualbert CH/X 1103 Marine Royal Marines 40 Commando RM Not known 4 March 1944 Italy Anzio Beach Head War Cemetery
Burgess John PLY/15001 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div 40 13 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery Son of Daniel and Sarah Thornton Burgess; husband of Agnes Mary Burgess. of 7, Telegraph Rd., Deal. Of Sholden, Kent.
Burgess John Robert PLY/16505 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div 19 28 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial Son of Daniel and Margaret Ellen Burgess, of 45, George St., Salford, Manchester.
Burgess Norman PO/X 108636 Marine 48 Commando RM 23 1 November 1944 Netherlands Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Killed at Westkapelle. BoPWC Plot 5, row B, grave 8.
Burgin John E RM 23737 Royal Marines 66 27 April 2013 United Kingdom Hornsea Cemetery, East Yorkshire
Burgis Edwin George CH/4692 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/A/525) Chatham Bn. R.N. Div 48 30 April 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial Son of William John and Jane Burgis; husband of Kate May Burgis, of 92, White Hart Lane, Barnes, London.