ROYAL MARINES
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Royal Marines Plaques & Memorials
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| Memorial | Unit | Date | Country | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Ind. Commando RM | See image for description of Korean conflict. | ||||
| 3 Commando Brigade Plaque | Royal Marines | Malta | |||
| 3 Commando Brigade RM - History | 3 Commando Brigade RM | Malta GC | Valletta | ||
| 3 Commando Brigade RM Book of Remembrance | 3 Commando Brigade RM | Malta GC | Valletta | 3rd Commando Brigade Book of Remembrance, St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Valletta, Malta GC. | |
| 3 Commando Brigade RM Memorial, Malta | 3 Commando Brigade RM | Malta GC | Valletta | 3rd Commando Brigade Memorial, St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Valletta, Malta GC. | |
| 4 Commando RM | 4 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | Memorial to 4 Commando, located at Flushing, Island of Walcheren, Netherlands | |
| 4 S.S. ( Commando ) Brigade | 4 S.S. (Commando) Brigade | Letter of commendation from Maj. General R. F. L. Keller, G.O.C. 3 Canadian Infantry Division, 15 June, 1944 | |||
| 4 Special Service Brigade Memorial | 41, 46, 47, 48 Commando RM | France | Sallanelles | Located Sallenelles, Normandy, France Inscription: 4 Special Service Brigade - from June to August 1944 the Brigade held positions in this area - this Memorial honours the men of Brigade HQ 41 46 47 48 RM Commandos who gave their lives during this period | |
| 40 Commando RM 1942-1946 | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial Plaque located St. Andrew's Church, Chale, Isle of Wight. | |
| 40 Commando RM Memorial | 40 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Memorial located Memorial Gardens Royal Marine Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 40 Commando RM Memorial (1) | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Located in garden of Upper Chine School. Shanklin, Isle of Wight | |
| 40 Commando RM (2) | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Located in garden of Upper Chine School. Shanklin, Isle of Wight | |
| 40 Commando RM (3) | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Located in garden of Upper Chine School. Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Unveiled at 6th Annual Reunion 40 Commando ( 1942-1946 ) Association by former RSM Jim Horsfield and Sergeant Jock Farmer, 15 April, 1991. Paid for by Association, Officers and Men, 40 Commando | |
| 40 Commando RM Memorial | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial to 40 Commando RM 1942-1946 at the Chine, Isle of Wight | |
| 41 Commando RM Memorial, Southsea | 41 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Garden Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 42 Commando RM Arakan Memorial | 42 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Memorial located Memorial Gardens Royal Marine Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 42 Commando RM Brunei action | 42 Commando RM | ||||
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | ||
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | Ply//x 15599 Sgt Donald H A Dennis RM RM 15145 Mne David Howard RM RM11202 Mne Bernard J Price RM RM Brian J Short RM | |
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | ||
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | ||
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | ||
| 42 Commando RM Pulpit Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church Bicklei | Royal Marines | UK | Devon | ||
| 43 Commando RM Memorial | 43 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 44 Commando RM Memorial | 44 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marine Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 45 Commando RM Memorial | 45 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marine Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 46 Commando RM Memorial | 46 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 48 Commando RM Memorial | 48 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 48 Commando RM Memorial (3) | 48 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 48 Commando RM Memorial (2) | 48 Commando RM | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| 601 RM LC Flotilla (1) | Royal Marines | UK | Chichester Harbour | Located Conservancy Office, Chichester Harbour West Ichenor, Sussex | |
| 601 RM LC Flotilla (2) | Royal Marines | UK | Chichester Harbour | Located Conservancy Office, Chichester Harbour West Ichenor, Sussex | |
| 601 RM LC Flotilla (3) | Royal Marines | UK | Chichester Harbour | Located Conservancy Office, Chichester Harbour West Ichenor, Sussex | |
| 8th Battalion, RMLI | RMLI | UK | Refer 'Image' for address by E. F. A. Gaunt, Vice-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief. Please double-click in the 'Image' area below to open the attached word document. | ||
| Acheux Cemetery | France | Near Albert | |||
| Achiet le Grand Cemetery Memorial | France | Near Albert, The Somme | |||
| Adanec Cemetery Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Adelaide, South Australia | Royal Marines | Australia | Adelaide | Marines from the 'Buffalo' were involved in building the first Government House.. | |
| Aden (1) | Royal Marines | Aden | Post Office Pier, Steamer Point. | ||
| Aden (2) | Royal Marines | Aden | Silent Valley. | ||
| Admirals Regiment Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Coloured glass panel given by all ranks who served at the Depot, Royal Marines, in the Tercentenary Year to commemorate the formation of the Admiral's Regiment on 28 October, 1664. dedicated on 2 May 1965. | ||
| AIF Cemetery Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| All Saints Church, Wakes Colne, Nr Colchester | Royal Marines | UK | Wakes Colne | ||
| Amfreville Memorial (2), France | RM Commandos | France | Amfreville | Consecrated during the 'Bastille Day' celebrations, July 14, 1944. The two plaques on the sides of the Memorial, one in English, the other in French, were erected in 1989. Inscription: Hommage aux morts - This Memorial honours the British and French commandos who landed from the sea on the morning of D-Day, 6 June, 1944, and fought their way inland to join 6th Airborne Division. Together they held the eastern flank secure against | |
| Amfreville Memorial (3), France | 4 Commando RM | France | Amfreville | Amfreville, Ranvilles, France. | |
| Amfreville Memorial (4), France | 6 Commando RM | France | Amfreville | Amfreville, Ranvilles, France. | |
| Amfreville Memorial (1), France | RM Commandos | France | Amfreville | Consecrated during the 'Bastille Day' celebrations, July 14, 1944. The two plaques on the sides of the Memorial, one in English, the other in French, were erected in 1989. Inscription: Hommage aux morts - This Memorial honours the British and French commandos who landed from the sea on the morning of D-Day, 6 June, 1944, and fought their way inland to join 6th Airborne Division. Together they held the eastern flank secure against | |
| Amfreville Memorial, France | 1 S.S. (Commando ) Brigade | France | Amfreville | Located Amfreville, Ranvilles, France Inscription: Sacred to the memory of Officers and Men of the First Special Service Brigade who lost their lives in the fighting in Normandy, June-July, 1944. HQ 1 SS Brigade, 3 Commando, 4 Commando, 6 Commando, 45 RM Commando, 10 IA Commando | |
| Ancre Cemetery | France | Near Albert, The Somme | |||
| Anneux British Cemetery Memorial | France | ||||
| Antony War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Cornwall | ||
| Antony War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Cornwall | Ply/14525 Sgt Gerald J Rich & Ply/10083 Ernest W Spargo | |
| Anzio War Cemetery (1) | RM Commands | Italy | Anzio | Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy | |
| Anzio War Cemetery (2) | 40 Commando RM | Italy | Anzio | Anzio, Italy | |
| Anzio War Cemetery (3) | 40 Commando RM | Italy | Anzio | No. 40 RM Commando from 14 January to 21 February, 1944, supported the 56 ( London ) Division in crossing Garigliano River | |
| Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust (1) | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | St. George's Church West Wall ( North ). Inscription: Almost three thousand Allied Servicemen died in the Arctic Campaign 1941-1945 operating Convoys supplying the Russian forces on their Western front. This Plaque, sited here October 1994, is to their everlasting memory. | |
| Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust (2) | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | St. George's Church West Wall ( North ). Inscription: Almost three thousand Allied Servicemen died in the Arctic Campaign 1941-1945 operating Convoys supplying the Russian forces on their Western front. This Plaque, sited here October 1994, is to their everlasting memory. | |
| Arras 1, France | Royal Marines | France | Arras | St. Catherine British Cemetery, Arras France. | |
| Arras 2, France | RM Commandos | France | Arras | St. Catherine British Cemetery, Arras, France | |
| Ascension Island | RMLI | Ascension Island | Georgetown | St. Mary's Church, Georgetown, Ascension Island | |
| Ascension Island 1 | RMLI | Ascension Island | Water Catchment built by R. M. L. I. | ||
| Ascension Island 2 | RMLI | Ascension Island | Water Catchment built by R. M. L. I. | ||
| Ascension Island 3 | RMLI | Ascension Island | One of the buildings erected by ranks of the RMLI | ||
| Ascension Island 4 | RMLI | Ascension Island | One of the buildings erected by the RMLI. Forts, buildings, roads, all still bear witness after more than 100 years to the thoroughness with which the Royal Marines perform whatever they undertake. Their work is a fitting memorial. | ||
| Ashburton War Memorial St Andrews Church 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Ashburton War Memorial St Andrews Church 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/10290 Pte John Peacock | |
| Ashburton War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Ashburton War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/10290 Pte John Peacock | |
| Ashburton War Memorial 3 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/10290 Pte John Peacock | |
| Athies Communal Cemetery Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Aveluy Communal Cemetery | France | The Somme | |||
| Aveluy Wood Cemetery Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Bagneux British Cemetery Memorial | France | ||||
| Bailleul Road Cemetery East Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Barbados Military Cemetery | RMLI | West Indies | Barbados | Framed print located Barbados Military Cemetery, Barbados, Windward Islands, West Indies, recording the list of Royal Naval Ships named on Headstones in the Cemetery, including RMLI. | |
| Batlle of the Windmill, Canada, (2) | RMLI | Canada | Ontario | Battle of the Windmill, 12 November - 16 November, 1838, Windmill Point, east of Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Plaque mounted on wall of Windmill, adjacent to entrance door. | |
| Battle of the Windmill, Canada, (1) | RMLI | Canada | Ontario | Battle of the Windmill, 12 November - 16 November, 1838. Located Windmill Point, East of Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Inscription: Refer to Plaque, Battle of the Windmill, Canada, (2) | |
| Benerville (1), France | RM Armoured Support Group | France | Benerville | ||
| Benerville (2), France | RM Armoured Support Group | France | Benerville | ||
| Berlin 1939-1945 Cemetery Memorial | Germany | Berlin | |||
| Beuzeville, France | 46 Commando RM | France | Beuzeville | Named in honour of 46 Commando RM - Avenue du 46 Royal Marine Commando, Beuzeville, France. | |
| Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Bradninch War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Bradninch War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Deal 2540 (S) Pte Stanley Elliott | |
| Brie British Cemetery Memorial | France | Brie | |||
| Brompton War Memorial | UK | Gillingham | |||
| Bronfay Farm 1, Arras | RM Commandos | France | Bronfay Farm, Arras | Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Arras, France | |
| Bronfay Farm 2, Arras | RM Commandos | France | Bronfay Farm, Arras | Bronfay Military Cemetery, Arras, France | |
| Brookwood Military Cemetery | Royal Marines | UK | Brookwood | Memorial To The Missing. Brookwood Miltary Cemetery. | |
| Buckland Monachorum War Memorial 1 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Buckland Monachorum War Memorial 2 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/184 Pte Harry Waye | |
| Buckland Monachorum War Memorial 3 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Captain George S Pitts | |
| Bucquoy Road Cemetery Memorial | France | Bucquoy, The Somme | |||
| Bucquoy Road Communal Cemetery Extension Memorial | France | Bucquoy, The Somme | |||
| Burma Star Association | Royal Marines | UK | Isle of Wight | Burma Star Association Memorial Window - St. Andrew's Church, Chale, Isle of Wight. Royal Marines took part by sea by land in the Far East Theatre of War 1939 - 1945. | |
| Cabaret Rouge Cemetery Souchez Memorial | France | Near Albert, The Somme | |||
| Cambrai East Military Cemetery | |||||
| Canada - Lake Chaplain | RMLI | Canada | Fort Lennox | Canada 1776-1777 & 1812-1814 | |
| Canadien No.2 Cemetery | France | Vimy | |||
| Caterpillar Valley Cemetery | France | The Somme | |||
| Chale Church Isle of Wight (1) | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Plaque in memory of T Company 40 Commando RM lost on board HMS Fidelity ( RMHS SP No. 13 ) | |
| Chale Church Isle of Wight (2) | HMS Fidelity | UK | Isle of Wight | Surg. Lt. James Roberston RN was detachment MO on board HMS Fidelity and is named on the War Memorial outside the Church. Mentioned in RMHS SP No. 13. | |
| Changi, Singapore | Royal Marines | Singapore | Changi | Mariners Memorial 1939 - 1945. | |
| Chatham Military Cemetery - Fort Pitt | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Fort Pitt became a Miltary Hospital and, when it in turn was replaced, the Military continued to use the associated cemetery. It has remained in use to this day. It provided a burial ground for soldiers and their families. Picture shows the small Chapel. | |
| Chatham Naval Memorial (1) | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | There are five hundred and seventy three names of Royal Marine ranks killed in the First World War and three hundred and eight names inscribed for the Second World War | |
| Christ Church, Gravesend (1) | 48 Commando RM | UK | Gravesend | The Plaque was unveiled by Lt. General Sir Robert Sturges, KBE, CB, DSO. Former GOC Commando Group. There is a 'Book of Remembrance' placed under the Plaque. Inscription: In memory of the Officers and Men who gave their lives for their country whilst serving in 48 Commando RM March 1944 - January 1946. This unit was stationed and trained in Gravesend prior to D-Day 6 June, 1944. | |
| Christ Church, Gravesend (2) | 48 Commando RM | UK | Gravesend | 'Book of Remembrance' 48 Commando RM | |
| Christ Church, Gravesend (3) | 48 Commando RM | UK | Gravesend | 48 Commando RM 'Roll of Honour' of those who gave their lives for their country whilst serving in 48 Commando RM March 1944 - January 1946. | |
| Chudleigh War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Chudleigh War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/17712 Pte Frederick F Down | |
| Chudleigh War Memorial 3 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/17538 Pte Frederick Shillabeer | |
| Church of St. Germain-en-Laye | Regiment of Marines | France | Ile de France | Church of St. Germain-en-Laye, Ile de France. Contains tomb of King James ll, Duke of York & Albany, headed first Regiment of Marines raised in 1664. The Chateau St. Germain-en-Laye, where James lived and died, is now the Museum of National Antiquities. | |
| Churston Ferrers War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Churston Ferrers War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/16568 Private Walter A Langworthy | |
| Cockleshell Heroes Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Located in The Rose Garden, Southsea Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| Commonwealth War Memorial, Pusan ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | South Korea | Pusan | Memorial located Pusan, South Korea | |
| Connaught Cemetery, The Somme (1) | France | The Somme | |||
| Connaught Cemetery, The Somme (2) | France | The Somme | |||
| Contay Cemetery, France | |||||
| CTCRM Lympstone | Royal Marines | UK | Lympstone, Devon | Memorial located at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon Inscription: This Memorial commemorates all those who served in and with Royal Marine Commandos during the Second World War and subsequent campaigns | |
| D-Day Memorial Window | Royal Marines | UK | Purbrook | D-Day Memorial Window in Christ Church, Portsdown, Purbrook, Hampshire. The church was used by H.Q. British Second Army for an Eve of Battle Service before the Invasion of Normandy. | |
| D-Day Memorial, West Wittering, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | West Wittering | To the Glory of God and in thankful commemoration on the 50th Anniversary of victory over tyranny in the Second World War 1939-1945. This Memorial is given by the Parish of West Wittering 1995 - Lest we forget. Inscription: This memorial has been built to mark the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy 6 June, 1944. It is dedicated to the Allied Forces who trained in this area and who lost their lives in the liberation of Europe. | |
| Dawlish Peacetime Memorial | RM | UK | Devon | RM11452 C/Sgt Reginald C Euridge, PO37613Q MNE Kevin A Lock & PO24492W WO1 Steven L Perry | |
| Dawlish War Memorial 1 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Dawlish War Memorial 2 | RM | UK | Devon | Capt John S Cole Ply/21538 Mne Sidney A Vosper | |
| Dawlish War Memorial 3 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/19771(S) Pte William Blatchford, Ply/16287 Pte Frederick G Ford , Ply/8823 Sgt Frederick A Davis & Ply/16964 Pte William H Mutters | |
| Dawlish War Memorial 4 | RM | UK | Devon | PO61751Q Mne Peter M Collins | |
| Delsaux Farm Memorial | France | ||||
| Denain Communal Cemetery & Memorial | France | ||||
| Dernancourt | France | ||||
| Dobwalls War Memorial | RM | UK | Cornwall | Ply/x103925 Sgt Edward G Rowe | |
| Douchy Les Ayette British Cemetery Memorial | France | Pas de Calais | |||
| Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension 1 Memorial | France | ||||
| Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension 2 Memorial | France | ||||
| Douvres La Deliverande, France | 41, 48 Commando RM | France | Douvres la Deliverande | Street nameplate for Rue des Berets Verts, dedicated to 41 and 48Commando's RM who were both involved in the capture of an important radar station at Douvres La Deliverande, Normandy, France Inscription: Rue des Berets Verts | |
| Dover Patrol | 4th RM Battalion | UK | Dover | The 4th RM Battalion ( Zeebrugge raid ) served in the Dover patrol Inscription: To the Glory of God and in everlasting remembrance of the Dover Patrol 1914-1919. They died that we might live, may we be worthy of their sacrifice. In memory of Officers and Men of the RN and MN who gave their lives in ships sailing Dover Strait.. | |
| Down St Mary War Memorial St Mary the Virgin Church | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/17013 Pte Samuel W V Butt | |
| Durnbach War Cemetery | Royal Marines | Germany | Bavaria | Durnbach War Cemetery, near Bad Totz, Bavaria, Germany | |
| East Budleigh War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| East Budleigh War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/3913 Pte William Harding | |
| Emmetts Hill Memorial (1) | Royal Marines | UK | Matravers | Located Emmetts Hill, Worth, Matravers, Dorset Inscription: The table and benches have been built by the Royal Marines Association, Dorset Branch, to the memory of all Royal Marines killed 1945 - 1999. Rest awhile and reflect that we who are living can enjoy the beauty of the sea and countryside. | |
| Englebelmer Cemetery Memorial | France | Near Albert, The Somme | |||
| Ermington War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Ermington War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/227(S) Pte John W Edmunds | |
| Exeter Higher Cemetery War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Exeter Higher Cemetery War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Exeter Higher Cemetery War Memorial 3 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Deal/1791(S) Pte Arthur Widdows | |
| Falkland Gardens | Royal Marines | UK | Gosport | Memorial plaque located Falkland Gardens, Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Falkland Islands | Royal Marines | Falkland Islands | Moody Brook | Falkland Islands Memorial Plaque located on the site of the demolished Moody Brook Royal Marine Barracks. Unveiled 8 december, 1993. | |
| Falkland Islands 1 | Royal Marines | Falkland Islands | Port Stanley | Memorial Plaque, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, unveiled by His Excellency, David Tatham, The Governor Falkland Islands, 8 December, 1993 | |
| Falkland Islands 1982 | Royal Marines | Falkland Islands | Refer to image | ||
| Falkland Islands Stones | Royal Marines | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Located in the Memorial Gardens Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire Inscription: These stones come from the areas of 'Two Sisters' and 'Mount Harriet' in the Falnd Islands. They were selected and donated by the islanders, and erected in memory of those Royal Marines who fell during the Falklands War in 1982. | |
| Falkland Square ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Poole | Memmorial is located in High Street, Poole, Dorset Inscription: FALKLAND SQUARE - this square is dedicated to those who took part in the liberation of The Falkland Islands, April to July, 1982 | |
| Falkland Square ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Poole | Memorial is located in High Street, Poole, Dorset Inscription: FALKLAND SQUARE - this square is dedicated to those who took part in the liberation of The Falkland Islands, April to July, 1982 | |
| Fareham High Street Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Fareham | Fareham High Street, Hampshire 1914-1919 Memorial | |
| Felixstowe New Cemetery, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | Felixstowe | ||
| Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery Memorial | France | Villers-Plouich | |||
| Fins new British Cemetery Sorel-le-Grand | France | Sorel-le-Grand | |||
| Fleet Air Arm National Memorial | Royal Navy | UK | Yeovilton | ||
| Folkestone War Memorial ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Folkestone | ||
| Fort Cumberland | Royal Marines | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Memorial located in RM Museum Garden of Remembrance, Southsea | |
| Fort Cumberland RM Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Memorial located Memorial Gardens, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| Fort Henry, Canada | RMLI | Canada | Ontario | War of 1812 - 1814 between Great Britain and the United States of America Memorial located east of Kingston adjacent to Fort Henry, Ontario, canada Inscription: Pro Patria - In memory of the Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Provincial Marine Officers and soldiers of the Royal Marines, Royal Newfoundland Regt. 8th and 100th Regiments who served on Lake Ontario in defence of Canada 1n 1812-1814 | |
| Fulham War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Fulham, S W London | Fulham War Memorial ( Old ) South West London Inscription: PLY/X 2077 Lance Corporal H. C. Checkley, Royal Marines, PO/X 2556 Marine G. G. Grindle, Royal Marines | |
| Gallipoli | RMLI | Cape Helles | Gallipoli | Gallipoli Monument, Cape Helles. RMLI Battalions fought in the Gallipoli Campaign as part of the Royal Naval Division sustaining heavy losses with 13,000 men becoming casualties, killed, wounded or evacuated sick. | |
| Garlieston, Dumfries | Royal Marines | UK | Garlieston, Dumfries | Parish War Memorial. 1914-1918, Sorbie Parish, Garlieston, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Gavrelle RND Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Gavrelle RND Memorial | France | The Somme | |||
| Gillingham New Cemetery | R M Cadets | UK | Gillingham | Inscription: These memorials were erected by public subscription to the memory of the Royal Marines Cadets who lost their lives in the Dock Road Bus Disaster of the 4th December, 1951. | |
| Gosport War Memorial Hospital | Royal Marines | UK | Gosport | Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Street, Gosport, Hampshire. | |
| Gosport War Memorial Hospital 2 | RMLI | UK | Gosport | Extract from G & L: Hospital opened 28 April, 1923, by Maj. Gen. Sir John Davidson, KCMG, CB, DSO, MP. The Hospital is also the War Memorial of the Portsmouth Div. RMLI, whose officers and men helped the fund very considerably. | |
| Graspan 1 | Royal Marines | UK | London | Originally sited in the Cambridge Enclosure in St. Jamess Park. The memorial was put in storage during World War Two. Moved to present site in the Mall in 1948. The sculptor was Adrian Jones. Pedestal designed by T G Jackson, RA. Inscription: Memorial unveiled by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, 25 april, 1903. | |
| Graspan 1 1899 | Royal Marines | South Africa | Kimberley | Memorial located Kimberley Military Cemetery, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. Inscription: Rear inscription - In memory of the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers & Men of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines who were killed in action or died of wounds at the Battle of Graspan, 25 November, 1899. | |
| Graspan 2 | Royal Marines | UK | London | Located side of the Mall next to Admiralty Arch, London Inscription: Royal Marines South Africa and China Memorial | |
| Graspan 2 1899 | Royal Marines | South Africa | Kimberley | Memorial located Kimberley Military Cemetery, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. Inscription: Front inscription - Erected by the Officers, Petty Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of HM ships 'Doris' 'Monarch' & 'Powerful' and other Officers & Men of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines | |
| Graspan 3 | Royal Marines | South Africa | Please double-click in the 'Image' area below to open the attached word document. | ||
| Graspan 4 | Royal Marines | South Africa | Please double-click in the 'Image' area below to open the attached word document. | ||
| Hammersmith War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Hammersmith | Hammersmith War Memorial, West London. Inscription: Private N Clarke, Royal Marine Light Infantry | |
| Hemyock War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Hemyock War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | PO//16677 Pte Charles Boyland | |
| Hermies Hill British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Hexham Memorial (1) | UK | Hexham | |||
| Hexham Memorial (2) | UK | Hexham | |||
| Hill 170 Kangaw, Burma | |||||
| Hirams Highway, Hong Kong | Royal Marines | Hong Kong | Hirams Highway | Location: Sai Kung Road to Clearwater Bay Road, Hebe Haven, Hong Kong. Inscription: Hirams Highway opened by H. E. Major General F. W. Festing, GOC Hong Kong, 1945. | |
| Hithergreen War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Hithergreen | Inscription: Marine R. J. H. Garnham | |
| HMS ' Victoria ' Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Located Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| HMS ' Victoria ' Memorial 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | HMS 'Victoria' was lost off Tripoli, 22 Jume, 1893. Plaque formerly located St. Andrew's Church, Henderson Road, Eastney, Southsea. | |
| HMS 'Active' Kaffir & Zulu Wars (1) | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Kaffir ( 1877-1888 ) & Zulu ( 1879 ) Wars Memorial located Victoria Park, Portsmouth Inscription: This monument was erected by the Officers and Ship's Company of HMS 'Active' late Flag ship on the West Coast of Africa to perpetuate the memory of those of their shipmates who perished while gallantly doing their duty with the Naval Brigade of that ship. | |
| HMS 'Bulwark' & 'Princess Irene' | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | 'Bulwark' 26 November, 1914, 51 Officers, 745 Men. 'Princess Irene' 27 May, 1915, 30 Officers, 244 Men. Plaque St. George's Church North Wall. Inscription: To the honoured memory of the Officers and Men of His Majesty's ships 'Bulwark' and 'Princess Irene' who were killed when those ships were destroyed by internal explosion at Sheerness. | |
| HMS 'Collingwood' memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Plaque located St. Marys Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. | |
| HMS 'Conqueror' Memorial | Royal Marines | Japan | Yokohama | HMS Conqueror Memorial located at Yokohama, Foreigners Cemetery, Japan Inscription: Sacred to the memory of the Seamen & Marines of HMS Conqueror. Who were killed in action at Shimonseki and died whilst serving in Japan in 1845 and 1865. Erected by their shipmates. | |
| HMS 'Cornwall' | Royal Marines | At sea | Refer entry for St. Georges Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. Georges in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS Cornwall Royal Marines list. | ||
| HMS 'Curacao' | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Refer entry for St. Georges Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. Georges in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS 'Curacao' Royal Marines list. | |
| HMS 'Eagle' | Royal Marines | At sea | Refer entry for St. George's Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. George's in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS 'Eagle' Royal Marines list. | ||
| HMS 'Eurydice' Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | HMS 'Eurydice' sank off Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight on 24 March, 1878, with loss of all her crew except 2 men | ||
| HMS 'Fidelity' | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial to the ranks of 40 Commando RM 'T' Company, who lost their lives when HMS 'Fidelity' was sunk by German U Boat 435 on 30 December, 1942. Memorial located St. Andrew's Church, Chale, Isle of Wight. | |
| HMS 'Harrier' Memorial Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial to the Officers and Men of HMS 'Harrier' who died during the commission 1860-1865. Plaque located in St. Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. | |
| HMS 'Hyacinth' 1 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Brass tablet St. George's Church over Vestry Door. Inscription: To the Glory of God and in memory of those who lost their lives while serving in HMS 'Hyacinth' during her commission as Flagship of the East Indies Squadron 1909 - 1911 | |
| HMS 'Hyacinth' 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Brass tablet St. George's Church over Vestry Door. | |
| HMS 'Inflexible' | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Operations: Pursuit of 'Goeben', August 1914. Falklands, December,1914. Dardanelles, February, 1915. Jutland, May/June 1916. Plaque St. George's North east Wall. Inscription: To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Officers and Men of HMS 'Inflexible' who lost their lives during the Great War. | |
| HMS 'Lee' | Royal Marines | Ascension Island | Georgetown | Plaque located St. Mary's Church, Georgetown, Ascension Island | |
| HMS 'Naiad' | Royal Marines | At sea | Refer entry for St. George's Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. George's in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS 'Naiad' Royal Marines list. | ||
| HMS 'Perseus' | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Chancel wrought iron screen is dedicated by their shipmates to those who lost their lives in HMS 'Perseus' in the PersianGulf between 1912 and 1913 Inscription: To the Glory of God and in memory of those who lost their lives whilst Boat Cruising in the Persian Gulf, 20 January, 1913, and of those who were drowned whilst landing on active service at Bander Abbas, 16 May, 1912. | |
| HMS 'Russell' 1 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Marble Tablet St. George's Church South Wall. Refer entry 594. Inscription: In memory of Officers and Men who lost their lives in HMS 'Russell', sunk by mines in the Mediterranean 27 April, 1916, whilst flying the flag of Rear Admiral Fremantle. Erected by their shipmates | |
| HMS 'Russell' 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Marble Tablet St. George's Church South Wall | |
| HMS 'Scott' | Royal Marines | Ascension Island | Georgetown | Memorial to the Officers and Men of HMS 'Scott' who died whilst serving off the West Coast of Africa 1836 - 1839, located St. Mary's Church, Georgetown, Ascension Island | |
| HMS 'Severn' Memorial Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Plaque located St. Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire. | |
| HMS 'Shah' | Royal Marines | UK | Inscription: Erected by the Officers and Men of HMS 'Shah' to the memory of the Officers and Men who died during the commission in the Pacific and in the Zulu War. | ||
| HMS 'Shannon' Memorial 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | ||
| HMS 'Shannon' Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Located Southsea Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| HMS 'Southampton' | Royal Marines | At sea | Refer entry for St. George's Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. George's in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS 'Southampton' Royal Marines list. | ||
| HMS 'Tormentor' inscription | Royal Marines | UK | Warsash | ||
| HMS 'Tormentor' Warsash | Royal Marines | UK | Warsash | ||
| HMS 'Trafalgar' Memorial Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial Plaque is located in St. Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth | |
| HMS 'Welshman' | Royal Marines | At sea | Refer entry for St. George's Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. George's in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS 'Welshman' Royal Marines list. | ||
| HMS 'Welshman' | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | One Royal Marine ( on passage? ) listed - Terrill, S. R. Marine. CH/X 1197. Plaque on St. george's North Wall. Inscription: Dedicated to the men of the Fast Minelayer HMS 'Welshman' who gave their lives on 1 February, 1943. Erected in their memory by the survivors and relatives on 30 October, 1993 | |
| HMS 'Wolfe' ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | Borneo | Labuan Island | Floral tribute of 14 Red Roses in memory of the 14 Royal Marines and 1 White Rose in memory of the Commander of HMS 'Wolfe'. Located 'All Saint' Anglican Parish Church, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia. All buried Labuan Island Borneo, 1847 - 1848. | |
| HMS 'Wolfe' ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | Borneo | Labuan Island | Floral tribute of 14 Red Roses in memory of the 14 Royal Marines and 1 White Rose in memory of the Commander of HMS 'Wolfe'. Located 'All Saint' Anglican Parish Church, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia. All buried Labuan Island Borneo, 1847 - 1848. | |
| HMS Brilliant Memorial Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial to the Officers, Seamen and Marines of HMS Brilliant who fell victims to yellow fever in the West Indies, August and September, 1857. The Memorial Plaque is located in St. Marys Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth. | |
| HMS Calcutta | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Refer entry for St. Georges Church - ( Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel ) windows in St. Georges in memory of ships and actions do not list those who died. See image section below for HMS Calcutta Royal Marines list. | |
| HMS Captain Memorial 1870 | RMA | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Museum | ||
| HMS Captain Memorial 1870 | RMLI | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Museum | ||
| HMS Centurion | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Inscription: The unveiling ceremony for memorial, HMS 'Centurion' | |
| HMS Chesapeake Memorial ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Memorial in honour of the Officers and Men who died during the ship's four years commission 1857-1861. Located on The Eplanade ( near HMS Victorys anchor ) Southsea, Hampshire. | |
| HMS Chesapeake Memorial ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Memorial in honour of the Officers and Men who died during the ship's four years commission 1857-1861. Located on The Eplanade ( near HMS Victorys anchor ) Southsea, Hampshire. | |
| HMS Chesapeake Memorial ( 3 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Memorial in honour of the Officers and Men who died during the ship's four years commission 1857-1861. Located on The Eplanade ( near HMS Victorys anchor ) Southsea, Hampshire. | |
| HMS Devastation Memorial Gibraltar 1 | RMLI | Gibraltar | North Front Cemetery | ||
| HMS Devastation Memorial Gibraltar 2 | RMLI | Gibraltar | North Front Cemetery | Ply/9438 Pte Arthur Ward | |
| HMS Orlando Memorial | RMLI | Malta | Upper Barrakka Gardens | Capt E F Pritchard Pte W Easterbrook | |
| HMS Rattlesnake Memorial Plymouth 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| HMS Rattlesnake Memorial Plymouth 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Pte H Stoneman & Pte D Clapp | |
| HMS Rattlesnake Memorial Plymouth 3 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Pte H Stoneman & Pte D Clapp | |
| Holbeton War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Holbeton War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | PO/1750(S) Pte Alfred G P Masters | |
| Ipplepen War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Ipplepen War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/15599 Pte Thomas H Blatchford | |
| Ipplepen War Memorial St Andrews Church | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/15599 Pte Thomas H Blatchford | |
| Ireland 1690 | Royal Marines | Ireland | The first appearance of the Royal Marines in Ireland is thought to have been at the siege of Cork, in 1690. | ||
| Ireland 1798 | Royal Marines | Ireland | During the rebellion of 1798 the only mention of the Royal Marines in Ireland is that Captain Richard Williams and a detachment were sent in a gunboat on the 19 June, 1798, to dislodge the rebels from a postion they had taken up at the river in Waterford | ||
| Ireland 1848 | Royal Marines | Ireland | A Battalion of Royal Marines ( 300 rank and file ) were sent to Ireland to restore order after the abortive revolution of 1848. | ||
| Ireland 1868 | Royal Marines | Ireland | Inscription: 1868 a Battalion of Royal Marines served in Ireland. Another served 1880-81. | ||
| Ireland 1882 | Royal Marines | Ireland | After the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr. Thomas Burke in Phoenix Park, Dublin in 1882, a picked detachment of 300 Royal Marines were sent to Dublin to asist the City's police. They operated in plain clothes. | ||
| Ireland 1919 - 1922 (1) | Royal Marines | Ireland | 8th Battalion Royal Marines served in Ireland 1919-1922. 14 Royal Marines were murdered during this period. | ||
| Ireland 1919 - 1922 (3) | Royal Marines | UK | Deal | See Extract from the 'Globe & Laurel' attached as Image'. Please double-click in the 'Image' area below to open the attached word document. | |
| Ireland 1919-1922 (2) | Royal Marines | UK | Deal | Memorial Tablet located in St. Michael and All Angels Church, The Royal Marines School of Music, (Formerly the Depot, Royal Marines) Deal, Kent. Unveiled by Major General H. E. Blumburg, CB, Adjutant General, Royal Marines, Sunday, 17 December, 1922. Inscription: Dedicated to those who gave their lives while serving with the 8th Battalion, Royal Marines, in Ireland 1919-1922. | |
| Ireland 1950 | Ireland | Internal security duties were carried out in Northern Ireland during the troubles in the 1950' and continue to date. | |||
| Ivybridge War Memorial 1 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Ivybridge War Memorial 2 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Deal/2476(S) Pte William E Beable | |
| Ivybridge War Memorial 3 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x1056 Cpl Edward E Scantlebury | |
| J Picton Phillips | UK | Isle Of Wight | |||
| Japanese Prisons 1 | HMS Exeter Detachment | Refer to image. | |||
| Japanese Prisons 2 | HMS Prince of Wales Detachment | Refer to image. | |||
| Japanese Prisons 3 | HMS Repulse Detachment | Refer to image. | |||
| Japanese Prisons 4 | HMS Sultan Detachment | Refer to image. | |||
| Japanese Prisons 5 | HMS Tamar Detachment | Refer to image. | |||
| Japanese Prisons 6 | HMS Lanka ( RM Detachment 385 | Refer to image. | |||
| Kalkara Cemetery Malta GC | Royal Marines | Malta GC | Kalkara | ||
| Kanchanaburi War Cemetery ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | Thailand | Kanchanaburi | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. | |
| Kanchanaburi War Cemetery ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | Thailand | Kanchanaburi | Memorial at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. Inscription: I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth when I turn back your captivity before your eyes saith the Lord. | |
| Kapelsche Veer Memorial | 47 Commando, Royal Marines | Netherlands | Kapelche Veer | ||
| Kapelsche Veer Plaque | 47 Commando, Royal Marines | Netherlands | Kapelche Veer | ||
| Karrakatta War Cemetery | Royal Marines | Australia | Perth | Karrakatta War Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia. | |
| King James ll (1) | Regiment of Marines | France | Ile de France | King James ll ( Duke of York & Albany ) Church of St. Germain-en-Laye, Ile de France. | |
| King James ll (2) | Regiment of Marines | France | Ile de France | Church of St. Germain-en-Laye, Ile de France. Inscription: In this church is the shrine to the memory of James ll the last Stuart king of UK who died in exile at the Castle of Germain-en-Laye on September 16th 1701. This monument was erected by HM Queen Victoria. Here lies King James Vll of Scotland | |
| King James ll (3) | Regiment of Marines | France | Ile de France | Church of St. Germain-en-Laye, Ile de France. Inscription: In this church lies James ll King of UK, born in London in 1633, King in 1685, dethroned in 1688, welcomed in France by Louis XlV. He held his court in the Castle of St. Germain-en-Laye. There he died on 16 September, 1701. | |
| Kirkley Cemetery, Lowestoft | Royal Marines | UK | Lowestoft | ||
| Kokkola, Finland | HMS Vulture | Finland | Kokkola | Refer to attachment below. Inscription: Inscription in Finnish shows following names: Nathanael Morphy - Officer, Robert Tuell, William Collins, George Wilson, William Wedge, James Westake, Walter Grub, Robert Rendell, James Higgins | |
| Kranji War Cemetery | Royal Marines | Singapore | Kranji | Kranji War Cemetery and Memorial, Singapore. | |
| Kranji War memorial | Royal Marines | Singapore | Kranji | Kranji War Memorial, Singapore. | |
| Kranji, Singapore | Royal Marines | Singapore | Singapore Civil General Hospital | Inscription: The soldiers whose memory is honoured here perished in captivity in February 1942 and lie buried in one grave in the grounds of Singapore Civil General Hospital | |
| Kuala Lumpur National Memorial | Royal Marines | Malaysia | Kuala Lumper | Royal Marines memorial plaque at Kuala Lumpur National Memorial commemorating those who died in Malaysia during the WWll and Malaysian Emergency Campaigns. ( photo courtesy of ex Captain Matthew White RM ). | |
| Landing Craft | Royal Marines LC Units | UK | Chatham | Refer entry for St. George's Church - Nore Memorial Windows - in the Chancel. ( The Register shows a total of 326 Royal marines who lost their lives in Landing Craft. Of these 104 were Chatham Marines ). | |
| Landrake War Memorial 1 | RM | UK | Cornwall | ||
| Landrake War Memorial 2 | RM | UK | Cornwall | PO25446U Sgt Andrew P Evans | |
| Langrune-sur-Mer, France | 48 Commando RM | France | Langrune-sur-Mer | Memorial to 48 Commando RM, located Langrune-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. The unit landed Normandy, 6 June, 1944, and captured strong point at Langrune-sur-Mer. | |
| Langrune-sur-Mer, France | 48 Commando RM | France | Langrune-sur-Mer | Memorial to 48 Commando RM, located Langrune-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. The unit landed Normandy, 6 June, 1944, and captured strong point at Langrune-sur-Mer. | |
| Langrune-sur-Mer, France | 48 Commando RM | Street nameplate for the Voie du 48eme Commando, Langrune-sur-Mer, Normandy, France | |||
| Le Hamel, Normandy | 46 Commando RM | France | Le Hamel | Memorial, located Le Hamel Village Square, Normandy, was unveiled 28 October, 1980, by Gen. Sir Campbell Hardy, KCB, CBE, DSO. ( C.O. of 46 RM Commando during the attack on Le Hamel and Rots ) and Monsieur Dominique Suavalle, Mayor of Le Hamel and Rots Inscription: Place du 46eme Commando Royal Marines, 11 June, 1944 | |
| Limbang Brunei 1 | 42 Commando RM | Brunei | Not known | ||
| Limbang, Brunei 2 | 42 Commando RM | Brunei | Limbang | Brigadier F. C. Barton, OBE, Commando Brigade, RM, laying a wreath at Limbang 3 August, 1963. | |
| Lion sur Mer, France ( 1 ) | 41 Commando RM | France | Lion-sur-Mer | Inauguration 6 June, 1994, of Memorial to 41 RM Commando, 9 metres high tilted seaward in direction from which the RM Commando came. | |
| Lion sur Mer, France ( 2 ) | 41 Commando RM | France | Lion-sur-Mer | The Plaque is positioned where the sun would make the shadow fall at 06.30 on the 6 June. Inscription: 6 June 1944 - 6 June 1994 - Monument to Liberty erected to the memory of 41 Royal Marines Commando who disembarked on our beach at the hour indicated by the position of this stone on the sun dial. | |
| Little Aden | Royal Marines | Aden | Signal Hill, looking back to Scramble Course on left. Pay Parade on right. | ||
| Lympstone War Memorial 1 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Lympstone War Memorial 2 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x15992 Mne George E Cornish | |
| Lympstone War Memorial 3 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/13632 Pte Thomas Litton | |
| Lympstone War Memorial 4 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/13354 Pte Charles A Pannell & Ply/15990 Sgt Thomas H Smith | |
| Malta GC | Royal Marines | Malta GC | Valletta | Display case and Book of Remembrance, St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Malta | |
| Mary Tavy War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Mary Tavy War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/94(S) Pte Joseph Eggett | |
| Memorial Foncquevillers British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Forceville Communal British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Garden (1) | Royal Marines | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | The Memorial Garden, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire. Opened by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Captain General, Royal Marines, Tuesday 16 May, 1995 | |
| Memorial Garden (2) | Royal Marines | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | The Memorial Garden, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire. Opened by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Captain General, Royal Marines, Tuesday 16 May, 1995 | |
| Memorial Garden RM Museum | RN/RM LC | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Plaque unveiled by Major General D. A. S. Pennefather, OBE, CGRM, Thursday 18 April, 1996 Inscription: In memory of all those of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who died whilst serving with the Landing Craft Gun and Flak 1942 - 1945 | |
| Memorial Gardens (3) | UK | RM Museum, Southsea | Gibraltar Rock, Memorial Gardens, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hamprshire | ||
| Memorial Gommercourt British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Grevillers British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Guards Cemetery | France | Lesboeufs | |||
| Memorial HAC Cemetery | France | Ecoust-St-Mein | |||
| Memorial Hebuterne Military Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Hedauville Communal Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Hermies Hill British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Hill, Freemantle | Royal Marines | Australia | Freemantle | Located Freemantle, Australia. Inscription: In memory of those Royal Marines who served with honour and to those who made the supreme sacrifice in South East Asia and the Pacific Theatre of Operations. | |
| Memorial Knightsbridge Mesnil-Martinsart Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial London Cemetery | France | Longueval | |||
| Memorial Lonsdale Authuile | France | ||||
| Memorial Mailly Wood Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Mailly-Mallet Cemetery Extension | France | ||||
| Memorial Maroeuil British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Martinsart British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Mesnil Communal Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery Extension | France | ||||
| Memorial Mindel Trench British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Moeuvres British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Naval Trench British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Memorial Neuville - Bourjonval British Cemetery | France | Bourjonval | |||
| Memorial Orival Wood British Cemetery | France | Flesquieres | |||
| Memorial Plaque St John the Evangelist Church Gosport, Hampshire | RMLI | UK | Hampshire | L/Sgt Patrick Lanigan Eldridge Tizard PO/15205 | |
| Memorial Plaque St John the Evangelist Church Gosport, Hampshire | RMLI | UK | Hampshire | Band Cpl William Henry Guard Smale PO/8596 | |
| Memorial Plaque St Peter & St Paul Church Ermington | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/227(S) Pte John W Edmunds | |
| Memorial Plaque St Thomas A Becket Church Sourton | RMLI | UK | Devon | Harry Spry | |
| Memorial Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery | France | Athies | |||
| Memorial Sandy Hook, U.S.A. | Royal Marines | USA | Sandy Hook | The 'Atlantic Highlands Journal' 1923 reported that about 1808 a French war vessel landed men and destroyed monument. Graves were discovered 1908 and remains interred Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn. New Monument erected Sandy Hook 1939. Inscription: See Sandy Hook Memorial - located Parish of Trinity Church, New York, U.S.A. | |
| Millers Point, Sydney, Australia | Australia | Sydney | Plaque to remind Australia of all the Regiments or Descendant Regiments who served in early Australia. Located Garrison Church, Holy Trinity Church, Miller's Point, Sydney, Australia. | ||
| Modbury War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Modbury War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/10759 Pte James Howard | |
| Moretonhampstead War Memorial | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/11509 Pte George Bennett | |
| Mtarfa Cemetery Malta GC | Royal Marines | Malta GC | Mtarfa | ||
| Murmansk 1 | Royal Marines | Russia | Murmansk | Headstones of British Service Men who died in Russia 1918 - 1919, Murmansk New British Cemetery. Photographed 1990. | |
| Murmansk 2 | Royal Marines | Russia | Murmansk | Murmansk New British Cemetery photographed 1990 and located outskirts of Murmansk. The Chairman ( Mayor ) of Murmansk and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission were endeavouring to have the cemetery upgraded to an official War Cemetery. | |
| Murmansk 3 | Royal Marines | Russia | Murmansk | See attached ( Image ) photocopy of Dissident's note. | |
| N China Naval Brigade Memorial 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Inscription: Names of Royal Marines: Captain H W H Bates RMA, Gunner E Lunn RMA, Gunner J T Yates RMA, Private F W Briggs RMLI, Private A E Ellis RMLI, Private F H Foster RMLI, Private E Frisby RMLI, Private C H Hawes RMLI | |
| Nanpean War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Cornwall | ||
| Nanpean War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Cornwall | Ch/1648(S) Pte Ernest Rickard | |
| Nanpean War Memorial 3 | RMLI | UK | Cornwall | Ch/1626(S) Pte Albert J Snell, Ply/850(S) Samuel Sowden & Ch/1624(S) Pte Cecil L Trudgeon | |
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 1 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 2 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/14601 Pte John H Collett | |
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 3 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/14454 Pte Alfred E Frost & Ply/10782 Pte James Gulley | |
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 4 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/15635 Pte Patrick Watts | |
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 5 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x104580 Mne Norman F Barr, Ply/x100188 Mne Eric S J Bowden & Ex/1947 Cpl Stanley S Holmes-Crout | |
| Newton Abbot War Memorial 6 | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x2512 Mne Frederick V Martin, Ply/x1101 Mne Francis J Roberts, Ply/x106553 Mne Thomas D Sandford & Ply/x 15608 Mne Samuel A G Winser | |
| Normandy Landings Plaque | 41, 45, 48 Commando RM | UK | Warsash | Plaque commissioned by Whitbread Wessex Ltd, located at The Rising Sun Pier, River Hamble, Warsash, Hants. Unveiled by Rt. Hon. Countess of Burma, CD, JP, DL, on 28 May, 1980. Inscription: 41 Royal Marine Commando, 45 Royal Marine Commando, 48 Royal Marine Commando - see image | |
| North China 1 | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial located Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Inscription: This bell was taken at the capture of the North West Fort Taku, June 17th 1900, and brought home by HMS 'Orlando'. The memorial is erected by the officers and men in memory of their comrades who lost their lives during the commission. | |
| North China Naval Brigade Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Also in memory of those Officers and Men who died during the commission 1897 - 1901. Inscription: Erected by Admiral E H Seymour, G.C.B., the Captain, Officers and Ship's company of HMS 'Centurion' in memory of the Officers and Men of that ship who were killed or died of wounds received doing their duty in the Naval Brigade, North China, 1900. | |
| Operation Frankton | UK | Hamworthy | Operation 'Frankton' Memorial located RM Poole, Hamworthy, Dorset. Unveiled by Lt. General Sir Steuart Pringle, Bt, KCB, DSC, Sunday, 11 December, 1983. Inscription: Of the many brave and dashing raids carried out by the men of the Combined Operations Command none was more courageous or imaginative than Operation Frankton - Mountbatten of Burma | ||
| Operation Frankton Memorial Plaque | France | L'Etuaire Blaye | Located Musee d l'Etuaire Blaye. France | ||
| Peking Legation | Royal Marines | China | Please double-click in the 'Image' area below to open the attached word document. | ||
| Pembroke Military Cemetery Malta GC | Royal Marines | Malta GC | Pembroke | ||
| Plymouth Division War Memorial ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | Memorial located on Plymouth Hoe, Devon. It is a bronze figure of St. George flanked by two Royal Marine figures. The Memorial was unveiled 8 November, 1921, by Earl Fortescue, Lord Lieutenant of Devon. Inscription: So he passed over, and all the Trumpeters sounded for Him, on the other side | |
| Plymouth Division War Memorial ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | Memorial located on Plymouth Hoe, Devon. It is a bronze figure of St. George flanked by two Royal Marine figures. The Memorial was unveiled 8 November, 1921, by Earl Fortescue, Lord Lieutenant of Devon. | |
| Plymouth Division War Memorial ( 4 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | Memorial located on Plymouth Hoe, Devon. It is a bronze figure of St. George flanked by two Royal Marine figures. The Memorial was unveiled 8 November, 1921, by Earl Fortescue, Lord Lieutenant of Devon. ( See image for extract from Globe & Laurel ). | |
| Plymouth Naval Memorial ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | See image information | |
| Plymouth Naval Memorial ( 2 ) | UK | Plymouth | This statue of a Royal Marine Commando ( Sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler ) forms part of the Plymouth Naval Memorial | ||
| Plympton War Memorial Church of St Maurice | RMLI RM | UK | Devon | Ply/2974 Pte John Axworthy & Ply/x146 Sgt Ernest R S Rowse | |
| Port-en-Bessin, France | 47 Commando RM | France | Port-en-Bessin | Memorial to 47 Commando RM who captured the port on 7 June, 1944 | |
| Portsmouth Cathedral | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial is a small granite plaque in a wooden frame standing at ground level in front grounds of Portsmouth Cathedral, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| Portsmouth Naval Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | There are one thousand and forty four names of Royal Marine ranks killed in the First World War and eight hundred and twenty four inscribed for the Second World War | |
| Pozieres British Cemetery 1 | Royal Marines | France | Pozieres | Located North West side of Albert-Bapaume Road, France. Monument in remembrance of those who fell during the retreat over the Somme Battlefields, March-April, 1918. | |
| Pozieres British Cemetery 2 | Royal Marines | France | Pozieres | Located North West side of Albert-Bapaume Road, France. | |
| Pozieres British Cemetery 3 | Royal Marines | France | Pozieres | Located North West side of Albert-Bapaume Road, France. | |
| Prague Military Cemetery | Czech Republic | Prague | |||
| Puchevillers British Cemetery | France | Puchevillers | |||
| Puchevillers British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Queant Communal Cemetery Extension | France | ||||
| Queant Road Communal Cemetery | France | ||||
| Quebec - Canada | Royal Marines | Canada | Quebec | Municipalite de Saint-Paul-de-L'ile-Aux-Noix, Quebec, Canada. Inscription: Battle of the Lacolle Mill. 30 March, 1814, Major R. B. Handcock and a garrison 500 men 13th Regiment, Royal Marines, Canadian Fencibles, Voltiguers, Indians withstood attack by 4,000 American soldiers with Gen. Wilkinson. Last American invasion Canada | |
| R N Association Malta GC Memorial | Malta GC | Pieta | Memorial erected by the Royal Naval Association Malta GC Branch at Pieta, Malta GC. 2,336 Royal Marines died at sea 1914-1918. 2,135 Royal Marines died at sea 1939-1945. Inscription: We will remember them - Lest we forget | ||
| Ranville War Cemetery, France | RM Commandos | France | Ranville | ||
| Ravena War Cemetery, Italy | Royal Marines | Italy | Ravena | ||
| RM Barracks | Royal Marines | Tasmania | Hobart | Plaque commemorating location of Barracks of Royal Marines at the founding of Hobart, Tasmania, 1869. | |
| RM Cadets Chatham 1 | R M Cadets | UK | Chatham | 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: In memory of the Boys of the Royal Marines Cadet Corps of Chatham who died as a result of an accident in Dock Road on 4 December, 1951. ( Plaque in St. George's Church West Wall ( South ). | |
| RM Cadets Chatham 2 | R M Cadets | UK | Chatham | 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: In memory of the Boys of the Royal Marines Cadet Corps of Chatham who died as a result of an accident in Dock Road on 4 December, 1951. ( Plaque in St. Georges Church West Wall ( South ). | |
| RM Families Kranji Cemetery | Royal Marines | Singapore | Kranji | Graves of families of RM personnel buried in Kranji Cemetery Singapore 1961 - 1970 | |
| RMA Buglers | RMA Buglers | UK | Southsea | A Plaque in remembrance of the Royal Marine Artillery Buglers who lost their lives during the Great War 1914-1918. Formerly located in St. Andrew's Church, Henderson Road, Eastney, Southsea, hampshire. | |
| RMA Sports Pavilion 1 | RMA | UK | Eastney | Sports Pavilion erected by the Royal Marine Artillery in memory of comrades lost on land and sea 1914-1918 War. Located at RM Museum Eastney and is now Royal Marines Association Clubhouse. | |
| RMA Sports Pavilion 2 | RMA | UK | Eastney | Sports Pavilion erected by the Royal Marine Artillery in memory of comrades lost on land and sea 1914-1918 War. Located at RM Museum Eastney and is now Royal Marines Association Clubhouse. Plaque is now in RM Association Clubhouse. | |
| RMA Sports Pavilion 3 | RMA | UK | Eastney | Sports Pavilion erected by the Royal Marine Artillery in memory of comrades lost on land and sea 1914-1918 War. Located at RM Museum Eastney, building is now Royal Marines Association Clubhouse. Original Memorial Plaque is now in the RMA Clubhouse. | |
| RMLI died at sea | RMLI | Australia | Port Essendon, North West Territ | ||
| RMLI Plaque St.Thomas Church, Eighton Banks | UK | Gateshead | |||
| Roll of Honour St Kenwyn Church | RM | UK | Cornwall | 2nd Lt Anthony T C Hocking | |
| Rots Village, France | 46 Commando RM | France | Rots Village | The Memorial was unveiled on 11 June, 1994 Inscription: British War Graves - The sign on the corner-stone of the wall points to the place which was the temporary burial ground for the 20 Royal Marines of the 46th Commando killed in action during the liberation of Rots on 11th June, 1944 | |
| Royal George Memorial Plaque | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Memorial Plaque unveiled by Earl Mountbatten of Burma 31 August 1965. Inscription: In memory of the many Officers and Men of the Royal Navy; Royal Marines who lost their lives when the 'Royal George' sank at Spithead on the 29th August 1782 and who lie buried along this seafront. 'And here by friends unknown unmarked unwept they rest' | |
| Royal Lemington Spa Memorial (1) | UK | Royal Lemington Spa | |||
| Royal Lemington Spa Memorial (2) | UK | Royal Lemington Spa | |||
| Royal Lemington Spa Memorial (3) | UK | Royal Lemington Spa | |||
| Royal Marine Artillery 1899-1902 | RMA | UK | Southsea | Memorial plaque formerly in St. Andrew's Church, Henderson Road, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire. Inscription: To the Memory of The Officers and Men Royal Marine Artillery who were killed or died of wounds or disease 1899-1902 | |
| Royal Marine Artillery 2 | RMA | UK | Eastney | Memorial windows formerly in St. Andrew's Church, Henderson Road, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire. The centre window depicts God: flanking windows are of the Archangel Gabriel and Michael. Unveiled 11 June, 1911, by Colonel Commandant J. H. Bor, CMG. Inscription: 'We pray you to remember the Officers and Men of the Royal Marine Artillery who laid down their lives for their country in South Africa and China, 1899-1902 and to the Glory of Almighty God'. | |
| Royal Marines | RM Commandos | France | Bannerville | Bannerville War Cemetery, Bannerville la Campagne, south east of Caen, France | |
| Royal Marines Band Service | RM Band Service | UK | Deal | Memorial Bandstand in memory of the men of the Royal Marines Band Service murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army terrorists in the bombing of the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal, September 1989. | |
| Royal Marines Band Service Memorial | UK | Southsea | Memorial located Memorial Gardens, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire Inscription: Dedicated to the memory of all members of the Royal Marines Band Service and Buglers Branch who lost their lives during the Second World War | ||
| Royal Marines Memorial Gibraltar 1 | RMLI | Gibraltar | Marina Bay Square | ||
| Royal Marines Memorial Gibraltar 2 | RMLI | Gibraltar | Marina Bay Square | ||
| Royal Naval Division | Royal Naval Division | UK | London | Royal Naval Division Memorial located on The Mall, London. Inscription: 1914 - 1918 In memory of the Officers and Other Ranks of the Royal Naval Division who gave their lives for their country. | |
| Royal Naval Division 1 | Royal Naval Division | UK | London | Royal Naval Division Memorial located on The Mall, London. Inscription: Blow out you bugles over the rich dead | |
| Royal Naval Division 2 | Royal Naval Division | UK | London | Royal Naval Division Memorial located on The Mall, London. | |
| Royal Naval Division 3 | Royal Naval Division | UK | London | Royal Naval Division Memorial located on The Mall, London. Inscription: 1914 - 1918 In memory of the Officers and Other Ranks of the Royal Naval Division who gave their lives for their country. | |
| Russia | Royal Marines | Russia | See attached ( Image ) photocopy of background to Murmansk campaign. | ||
| Ryes War Cemetery | Ryes War Cemetery, France | ||||
| Salerno (1) - A Royal Marine | RM Commando | Italy | British Military Cemetery, Saler | A Royal Marine of the Second World War | |
| Salerno (2) -Royal Marine | RM Commando | Italy | British Military Cemetery, Saler | A Royal Marine of the Second World War - R.M. Commando - 9 - 16 September , 1943 | |
| Salerno War Cemetery 1 | RM Commandos | Italy | Salerno | British Military Cemetery | |
| Salerno War Cemetery 2 | RM Commandos | Italy | Salerno | 7 Officers, 43 Marines 41 RM Commando were killed in operation to capture, keep open, La Molina defile to enable 5th Army to move safely through hills towards Plains of Naples. Action lasted 9 - 18 September. Inscription: ( Some 41 RM Commando headstones show 18 Sept. but should be 17 September 1943 ) | |
| San Juan Island ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | English Camp, San Juan, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island ( 3 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island ( 4 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island ( 5 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | Commanding Officer's Quarters, English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island ( 6 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | Marine Barracks, English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island ( 7 ) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | Marine Barracks, English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. | |
| San Juan Island (1) | Royal Marines | USA | San Juan Island | Monument erected by the Washington University State Historical Society, English Camp, San Juan Island, Washington State, U.S.A. 21 October, 1904 | |
| Sandgate War Cemetery 1 | Royal Marines | Australia | Newcastle | Sandgate War Cemetery, Newcastle, Australia. | |
| Sannerville, France | Royal Marine Commandos | France | Sannerville | Located Sannerville, Normandy, France. Inscription: In memory of the Royal Marine Commandos, gratefully, Sannerville June 1991 | |
| Seaton War Memorial St Gregorys Church 1 | RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Seaton War Memorial St Gregorys Church 2 | RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x100963 Mne Arthur W G Hooper | |
| Selborne Church | Royal Marines | UK | Alton | 1914-1918 War Memorial at Selborne Church near Alton, Hampshire. | |
| Serooskerke Village (1), Walcheren | 48 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | A memorial, located Serooskerke Village, Island of Walcheren, Netherlands, to the ranks of 48 Commando RM and 79 Squadron Royal Engineers who lost their lives when the Landing Vehicles Track were hit by enemy fire. Inscription: ( Led by Jacob van Winkelen, an honorary member of 48 Commando RM Association, the people of Serooskerke raised the money and erected the monument ). | |
| Serooskerke Village (2), Walcheren | 48 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | A memorial, located Serooskerke Village, Island of Walcheren, Netherlands, to the ranks of 48 Commando RM and 79 Squadron Royal Engineers who lost their lives when the Landing Vehicles Track were hit by enemy fire. Inscription: ( Led by Jacob van Winkelen, an honorary member of 48 Commando RM Association, the people of Serooskerke raised the money and erected the monument ). | |
| Serooskerke Village (3), Walcheren | 48 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | A memorial, located Serooskerke Village, Island of Walcheren, Netherlands, to the ranks of 48 Commando RM and 79 Squadron Royal Engineers who lost their lives when the Landing Vehicles Track were hit by enemy fire. Inscription: ( Led by Jacob van Winkelen, an honorary member of 48 Commando RM Association, the people of Serooskerke raised the money and erected the monument ). | |
| Serre No. 1 British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Serre No. 2 British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Sheepstor War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Sheepstor War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/15599 Pte Thomas H Blatchford | |
| Siege Bell Memorial, Malta GC | Royal Marines | Malta GC | Valletta | Royal Marine personnel of Naval Headquarters in Malta formed the St. Angelo Light AA. Many Royal Marines of the Mediterranean Fleet lost their lives in the defence of the George Cross Island. Inscription: Commemorating all who lost their lives during the Siege of Malta | |
| South Africa 1 | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | On Friday 17 May 1901 Lord Goshen unveiled the monument which is to the memory of those who fell at Ladysmith and elsewhere in South Africa who were members of HMS 'Powerful'. The monument is an obelisk of reddish brown Peterhead granite 24 ft. high. Inscription: South African War Memorial - ( located Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire. ) | |
| South Africa 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Portsmouth | Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry badges are engraved on the monument. Monument is located in Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Inscription: To the memory of the officers and men of the Naval Brigade of HMS 'Powerful' who were killed in action or died during the campaign in South Africa, 1899 - 1900. | |
| South Africa 3 | RMA | South Africa | Capetown | Memorial erected in memory of the Officers and Men of the South African Heavy Artillery who died in the Great War 1914 - 1918 containing names of men of the Royal Marine Artillery. Located at Company's Gardens, Capetown, South Africa. | |
| South Africa 3 1899-1902 | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | Memorial located at Devonport Park, Plymouth. Inscription: This gun captured from the Boers during the South African War 1899-1902 has been erected by the Officers and Men of H.M.S.'Doris' in memory of their shipmates who lost their lives during the campaign. | |
| South Africa 4 1899 | Royal Marines | South Africa | Kimberley | Memorial in memory of the men killed in the battles of Belmont 23 November 1899, Enslin 25 November 1899, Graspan 25 November 1899, Midden Rivers 28 November 1899, Macersfontein 11 December 1899. Inscription: Belmont 23-11-1899 Enslin 25-11-1899 Graspan 25-11-1899 Midden Rivers 28-11-1899 Macersfontein 11-12-1899 | |
| Southsea Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Located South Parade, Southsea, Hants. | |
| Spean Bridge Memorial ( 1 ) | RM Commandos | UK | Spean Bridge | War Memorial 1939-1945 in honour of Commando Forces located Achnacarry, Lochaber Region, Scotland. It commands a magnificent view of the River Spean valley, Ben Nevis and the western end of the Great Glen. | |
| Spean Bridge Memorial ( 2 ) | RM Commandos | UK | Spean Bridge | War Memorial 1939-1945 in honour of Commando Forces located Achnacarry, Lochaber Region, Scotland. It commands a magnificent view of the River Spean valley, Ben Nevis and the western end of the Great Glen. Inscription: In memory of the Officers and Men of the Commandos who died in the Second World War 1939-1945 - This was their training ground | |
| Spean Bridge Memorial ( 3 ) | RM Commandos | UK | Spean Bridge | Subscribed by the people of Scotland as a tribute to the exploits of Commando soldiers of all nationalities who gave their lives in World War 1939-1945. Designed by Mr. Scott Sutherland it was unveiled by HM the Queen Mother 27 September, 1952. | |
| St Aubin-sur-Mer (2), France | 48 Commando RM | France | St. Aubin-sur-Mer | The Plaque was erected when the road was renamed in 1994 during the 50th Anniversary of D-Day ceremonies. Inscription: Rue du Major General James Moulton. ( Major General Moulton commanded, as Lt. Colonel, 48 Commando RM during the D-Day Landings on the left flank of Juno. He was wounded by mortar fragments but continued to assemble his men before they advanced inland ). | |
| St Marys Church War Memorial Torquay 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| St Marys Church War Memorial Torquay 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/10222 Pte Arthur Walling | |
| St. Andrew's Church | RMA | UK | Southsea | Cont'd:. .. on the other side panels represent Nativity, and on the other side panels figures of the types of Prophets and Recorders of the Nativity Also a second memorial was unveiled in memory of Brig. Gen. Lumsden. Inscription: Extract from G & L: On 25 July, 1920, at St. Andrews Church the RMA Memorial was unveiled to the memory of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men of the RMA who fell in the Great War. The memorial itself is of carved oak and mosaic, | |
| St. Andrew's Church, Belchamp St. Paul, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | Belchamp St. Paul, Essex | ||
| St. Andrew's Church, Farlington | RMLI | UK | Farlington | Names of T. Alward, RMA, and E. H. Burnett, RMLI, inscribed on War Memorial. | |
| St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth | Royal Marines | UK | Plymouth | Inscription: Plaque: This tree was planted 15th August 1985 (40th Anniversary of V-J Day ) | |
| St. Aubin-sur-Mer (1), France | 48 Commando RM | France | St. Aubin-sur-Mer | Memorial to 48 Commando RM , St. Aubin, Normandy, France | |
| St. Aubin-sur-Mer, France | 48 Commando RM | France | St. Aubin-sur-Mer | Street nameplate for the Rue 48eme Commando des Royal Marines, St. Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France | |
| St. Catherine British Cemetery | France | Arras | |||
| St. George's Church, Pembroke - 1 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | Former Royal Naval Church, now St. George's Center under the control of Gillingham Council. Windows are in most cases dedicated to a number of Chatham Ships and actions in which Royal Marines died. | |
| St. George's Church, Pembroke - 2 | Royal Marines | UK | Chatham | The Reredos ( carved wooden screen behind the altar ) is dedicated to the Fallen of World War One. | |
| St. Helier War Cemetery, Jersey, Channel Islands | Royal Marines | Channel Islands | Jersey | ||
| St. James's Churchyard, Dunwich, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | Dunwich | ||
| St. James's, Halse | RMLI | UK | Halse | Memorial plaque on wall of St. James's for Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Ferguson Montgomery RMLI who is buried in Brompton Cemetery. | |
| St. Mary's Churchyard, Martlesham, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | Martelsham | ||
| St. Peter's Churchyard, Carlton Colville, Suffolk | Royal Marines | UK | Carlton Colville, Suffolk | ||
| St. Sampson's Church, Ouistreham, | 1 S.S. (Commando) Brigade | France | Ouistreham | Stained Glass window decicated to 1st S.S. ( Commando ) Brigade, 3, 4, 6, Army, 45 RM Commando, 46 RM Commando, St. Sampson's Church, Ouistreham, Normandy, France | |
| St. Thomas Church Eighton Banks | UK | Gateshead | |||
| Sucrerie British Cemetery | France | ||||
| Sunderland War Memorial | UK | Sunderland | |||
| Sunken Road Boisleux-St. Marc Cemetery | France | ||||
| Support Squadron, Eastern Flank | Royal Marines | Extract from 'Globe & Laurel', Volume LX, page 132, July/August, 1952. | |||
| Support Squadron, Eastern Flank Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Hamworthy | Memorial located Lych Gate, St. Michael's Church, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset. Ther are two tablets, one either side of gate's interior. | |
| Sydney Cove, Australia | Royal Marines | Australia | Canberra | Memorial located Canberra Museum, Canberra, Capital Territory, Australia. Inscription: British Marines landed in Sydney Cove with the first European settlers in 1788. The New South Wales Corps replaced them in 1792. | |
| Tavistock War Memorial 1 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | ||
| Tavistock War Memorial 2 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | Ply/12418 Pte Edward N Coles | |
| Tavistock War Memorial 3 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | Major Christopher H Hoskyns-Abrahall | |
| Tavistock War Memorial 4 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | RMA/14922 Gnr Charles W Merrifield | |
| Tavistock War Memorial 5 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | Ply/18473 Pte Henry Waye | |
| Tavistock War Memorial 6 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | Ply/x2465 Mne William J Burgoyne | |
| Tetcott War Memorial 1 | RM | UK | Devon | ||
| Tetcott War Memorial 2 | RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x108085 Mne Kenneth W Stephens | |
| The Chine | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial to 40 Commando RM 1942-1946 at the Chine, Isle of Wight | |
| The Chine | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial to 40 Commando RM 1942-1946 at the Chine, Isle of Wight | |
| The Chine | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Memorial to 40 Commando RM 1942-1946 at the Chine, Isle of Wight | |
| The Chine | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | In memory of those lost when HMS Fidelity was sunk | |
| The Chine, Shanklin, Isle of Wight | 40 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | ||
| The McConnell Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Hamworthy | Plaque located at the Landing Craft Branch Museum, RM, Poole, Hamworthy, Dorset Inscription: This Memorial was presented by the family of Lt. R. J. McConnell, RM, who died whilst serving at ATURM. It is in memory of all ranks of the Landing Craft Branch of the Royal Marines who have died on duty since the end of the Second World War. | |
| The Rising Sun Pier | Royal Marines | UK | Warsash | The pier was built during the 1939 - 1945 war, opposite the Rising Sun Inn. It was used largely for fuelling and watering the many infantry landing craft on the River Hamble, which were based at HMS 'Tormentor', formerly the Household Brigade Yacht Club | |
| The Yomper Statue ( 2 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Located in the Visitors Entrance Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Esplanade, Southsea Hampshire | |
| The Yompers Statue ( 1 ) | Royal Marines | UK | Southsea | Located at the entrance to the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire | |
| Thiepval 1 | Royal Naval Division | France | Thiepval | 1/RMLI lost 132 killed and 210 wounded out of about 500 men. 2/RMLI suffered similar losses: only 1 Officer survivng the attacks. These made advances of about 500 Metres. ( See also Thiepval 2 ) Inscription: Thiepval, The Somme, France. The Royal Marine Light Infantry, as part of the Royal Naval Division, fought on the Somme front. | |
| Thiepval 2 | Royal Naval Division | France | Thiepval | 1/RMLI lost 132 killed and 210 wounded out of about 500 men. 2/RMLI suffered similar losses: only 1 Officer survivng the attacks. These made advances of about 500 Metres. ( See also Thiepval 1 ) Inscription: Thiepval, The Somme, France. The Royal Marine Light Infantry, as part of the Royal Naval Division, fought on the Somme front. | |
| Thurlestone War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Thurlestone | Memorial located Thurlestone, Devon. The 8th RM Battalion Headquarters moved to Thurlestone and set up the Royal Marine Officer Cadet Training Unit, January, 1941. The first course of cagets, 'HO7', completed its 12 weeks training by mid-April, 1941. | |
| Triangle Memorial | France | Triangle | |||
| Unknown Marine | Royal Marines | United Kingdom | St. David's Cemetery, Dover, Ken | A Marine of the Second World War Royal Marines buried 24 June, 1940. Known unto God | |
| Unknown Marine | Royal Marines | United Kingdom | St Stephens Church, By Saltash, | Grave, Back of Church Left Side. Buried on the 11-9-1931. United Kingdomnown Royal Marine | |
| Unknown Royal Marine 1 | RM | Crete | Suda Bay War Cemetery | ||
| Unknown Royal Marine 2 | RM | Crete | Suda Bay War Cemetery | ||
| Unknown Royal Marine 3 | RM | Crete | Suda Bay War Cemetery | ||
| Upper Chine School, Isle of Wight | 46 Commando RM | UK | Isle of Wight | Upper Chine School, Shanklin, Isle of Wight Inscription: In proud and everlasting memory of the Officers and Men of 46 RM Commando who laid down their lives in Normandy, Holland, and Germany. The H.Q. of the unit was in Upper Chine School, Shanklin, before the Normandy landings. | |
| Varrenes Military Cemetery Memorial | France | Varrenes | |||
| Venray Cemetery | Royal Marines | Netherlands | Venray | Commonwealth War Graves Commissions' Cemetery, Venray, Holland | |
| Volvo, Greece | RM Detachment HMS 'Devonshire' | Greece | Volvo Cemetery | Graves of 15 Ranks and one Rating killed or died of wounds as a result of the explosion in 'X' gun turret of HMS 'Devonshire' on 26 July, 1929 | |
| Walcheren Island 1 | 41 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | Names of those killed in action at Walcheren November 1944. Inscription: 41 Commando Royal Marines Memorial 1942 - 1946 Domburg, Walcheren. In commemoration of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Liberation of The Netherlands. | |
| Walcheren Island 2 | 41 Commando RM | Netherlands | Walcheren | Names of those killed in action at Walcheren Nocvember 1944. Inscription: 41 Commando Royal Marines Memorial 1942 - 1946 Domburg, Walcheren. In commemoration of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Liberation of The Netherlands. | |
| Walcheren Standard | RM Commandos | UK | Eastney | The Standard, to be kept in St. Andrew's Church at Eastney, to be used for ceremonial occasions such as commemoration of the assault on Walcheren, 1 November, 1944. Inscription: Presented by the Queen's Commissioner for Zealand from the people of Walcheren - 'as a tangible gift to those who liberated them from the Germans.' | |
| War Memorial St Petrocs Church South Brent | RM | UK | Devon | 2nd Lt John Corrie & Ply/22647 Mne Arthur Mortimore | |
| War Memorial St Martin on Tours Church West Coker | RMLI | UK | Somerset | Ply/16348 Pte Lot Hayward | |
| War Memorial St Peter & St Paul Church Ermington | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ply/227(S) Pte John W Edmunds | |
| War Memorial St Peters Church Revelstoke Noss Mayo 1 | RM | UK | Devon | ||
| War Memorial St Peters Church Revelstoke Noss Mayo 2 | RM | UK | Devon | Ply/x103925 Sgt Edward G Rowe | |
| Warlencourt Memorial | France | Warlencourt | |||
| West Norwood Memorial | United Kingdom | West Norwood, London | |||
| West Norwood War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | London | Memorial West Norwood, South East London Inscription: PO/X 102377 Lance Corporal R. W. Price, Royal Marines | |
| Westkappelle, Walcheren | RM Commandos | Netherlands | Walcheren | Memorial to the Commando Units who landed at Westkappelle. Located at the Great Dyke, West Kappelle, Island of Walcheren, Netherlands | |
| Whitechurch War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | ||
| Whitechurch War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Major Alexander A Cordner | |
| Widecombe in the Moor War Memorial 1 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ch/1987(S) Pte John H Irish & Ply/16598 Pte George Nosworthy | |
| Widecombe in the Moor War Memorial 2 | RMLI | UK | Devon | Ch/1987(S) Pte John H Irish & Ply/16598 Pte George Nosworthy | |
| Wilford Hill Cemetery, Nottingham | Royal Marines | UK | Nottingham | A corner of Wilford Hill Cemetery set aside for war dead. | |
| Willand War Memorial 1 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | ||
| Willand War Memorial 2 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | Ply/8966 Cpl Walter Gollop | |
| Willand War Memorial 3 | RMLI RMA | UK | Devon | RMA/7153 Gnr William Henry Rugg | |
| Willesden War Memorial | Royal Marines | UK | Willesden | Willesden War Memorial, North West London Inscription: PO/X 8968 Private H. J. Smith, RMLI. CH/X 11035 Private S W B Barker, RMLI | |
| William Billinge Memorial | British Marines | UK | Longnor village Staffordshire | Buried in village churchyard. Separate Memorial stone ( see photo ) contains complete details of one of earliest records of a Marine?s service history | |
| Winkleigh War Memorial 1 | RM | UK | Devon | Lt Henry D Hartnoll DSC | |
| Winkleigh War Memorial 2 | RM | UK | Devon | Lt Henry D Hartnoll DSC | |
| Y Ravine Cemetery, France | Royal Marines | France | Beaumont Hamel | Beaumont Hamel, France | |
| Yokohama 'Foreigners' Cemetery | Royal Marines | Japan | Yokohama | Gravestones of Royal Marine Ranks removed from their burial site after an earthquake | |
| Zeebrugge Churchyard | Belgium | Zeebrugge |