This information will help us make improvements to the website. On land the Chatham Division provided men for the Royal Naval Division which fought gallantly and with great loss of life at Gallipoli in 1915 and on the Somme in 1916. Private (d.4 May 1918) Allen . Catalogue description Name Unnamed Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Ordering and viewing options 3.50 - sign in to get this free Download format PDF Approximate size 0.5. "Formidable." [83] The ORBATS data transcribed by Forces War Records has allowed us to produce this interactive map, the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. Samuel Livingstone Sowden 2nd R.M. at Cape Helles before disbandment. If you don't have an account please register. I think the tag '' should be removed from: Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies, Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines, james chapman register of sevice woolwich, About our to avoid confusion with the 1st-6th Depot Bns. During their retreat from What military duty would he have carried out in this position? It was the need for immediate reinforcements for five 12th (Deal) Battalion RMLI, The 3rd Royal Marine Brigade, renamed to conform with disbanded, leaving Garrison San Juan Island 1860/1872. became:- Interesting that his height was 5ft 5 & 9/10 inches, not 5.9. How would you rate this image viewer? MEF (Mudros & Stavros, Salonica) Jan. - May 1916 Want to find out more about your relative's service? & 2nd Hood Bns. Son of Lord Rothermere. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-Feb.1919.Disbanded in France Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 18 March 1907: Date of Birth: 18 June 1889: Date: [1906-1907] Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Image viewer. 2nd Hawke, 2nd Anson & 2nd Drake Bns. Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru ' dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). 1st RN Brigade 1914. 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. How would you rate this image viewer? with great distinction. 4th of June. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Anson Bn. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. Reserve Bns. who had fought at Antwerp prefixes. A Memorial was erected at Blandford & an annual dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Nil Desperandum (Despair of nothing) Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Hawke Bn. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. into Holland & were Interned for the Duration. Naval Battalions, Drake, Hood, Howe, Anson & Nelson. On 30 January 1855, Her Majesty Queen Victoria approved an Admiralty Minute designating the infantry of the Royal Marines a 'Light Corps' with the title Corps of Royal Marines' Light Infantry. From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern. var daym=mydate.getDate() Lucky to have returned from privacy policy, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Need more context? dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. details of all the officers & a nominal roll of MEF (Mudros) Jan.-May 1916. After suffering crippling losses at ANZAC Any further information on this second military career will be gratefully received. (aka The 1st Bn. privacy policy, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Need more context? The names of over 8,000 men of the Chatham Division . service of rememberance is still held there around the dailyinfo[11]=' Captain Charles Edmund WOOD Mentioned in Despatches Adjt. Privacy Policy and It's easy! If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. 29751, dated 15th Sept., 1916, records the following:- "Whilst mortally wounded and almost the only survivor after the explosion of an enemy shell in "Q" gunhouse, with great presence of mind and devotion to duty ordered the magazine to be flooded, thereby saving the ship. serious casualties 4-6/6/15 & the RND GOC, General Usually they had been billeted in private houses but inns were used as headquarters. 2nd RN Brigade 1914. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) reinforcements. var year=mydate.getYear() Vere Sydney Tudor HARMSWORTH RNVR. It is supposed by many, that the Collingwood Battalion were chosen to be disbanded (along with Hood, Anson, Nelson & Howe Bns. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. the four RMLI Bns, was intended as a stop-gap measure Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Add a Name to this List The Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry were united in 1923 in a single corps, again called the Royal Marines. The Royal Marine Brigade was formed in Aug. 1914 from untrained RMLI Depot (Deal) recruits, RMLI Royal Fleet Reservists (Class 'A' & 'B') & regular Long-Service Marines made available from their home Divisions. Available in digital format unless otherwise stated. 3rd Bn. dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' Want to know what life was like during the Great War? that their losses in officers killed was exceptionally We are now on Facebook. Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. the five depleted Naval Battalions. to provide the neccesary reinforcements. Terms of Service apply. 4th Bn. In late April 1918, Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' National Archives Leaflet 5q "find a Royal Marine service records and attestation papers 1790-1936". During their retreat from listed above formed the Brigade, but minus their number (please note there is a common confusion of Hawke as Order up to 10 items per basket, and up to 100 in a 30 day period. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. The above image viewer has been changed to allow users to preview our digital downloads before purchase. A Royal Marines Light Infantry Cadet Corps (RMLICC) unit was formed in Forton Barracks, Gosport. were brigaded with the Howe & Anson The Royal Marines were based at Chatham for over 200 years. RND Battalions. 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton was disbanded & its personnel absorbed dying from wounds later, together with about 400 men He is a good pal of mine. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies, Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines, ADM 159 - Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service, Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI), Available to view free at The National Archives, About our Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. new Benbow Bn. Rank Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division, Chatham Division (at Depot) 4 Apr 1905 to, Chatham Division 9 May 1908 to 12 Feb 1909, Chatham Division 10 Dec 1910 to 8 Aug 1911, Promoted Sergeant, Chatham Division 9 Aug 1911 to 9 Jan 1912, Chatham Division 3 Dec 1912 to 15 June 1913, Chatham Division 1 Feb 1914 to 7 Oct 1917, Chatham Division 23 Jan 1918 to 6 Aug 1918, Chatham Division 4 Mar 1919 to 20 June 1919, Medals 9.9.1913 L.S.&G.Co. During this time, the Chatham Division was visited by a number of royal guests. Privacy Policy and Francis John William Harvey VC. "2nd Battalion") Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 17 September 1895: Date of Birth: 09 May 1877: Date: [1907-1910] Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Image viewer. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) 30/5/15-Jan.1916. Of the greatest importance (& why I believe their RND Battalions. at Dunkirk & Ostend). the 2nd RM Bn. which had fought so hard from the start of the campaign. 63rd (RN) Division 19/7/1916-Feb.1918. Preview a low-resolution image of this record. . THE COLLINGWOOD MYTH. demise was so lamented & documented) was the fact Private (d.26 Feb 1919) (Dardanelles) April 1915 - Jan.1916. I would like his mother to send me his address to Pte. 4th Bn. Portsmouth Battalion (d.27th June 1915). At the highest level they show a breakdown of the units involved in entire conflicts, the First World War in this case, I last saw him in the Dardanelles, when he was in good health, but I have not heard from him since. Antwerp in Oct. 1914, the majority of Collingwood Bn. This information will help us make improvements to the website. officers. envy of all WW1 historians (if only they had documented 3174 (S). HMS Lion (d.31st May 1916), An extract from The London Gazette, No. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard. 1916 on arrival in France, & the 3rd RM Bde. This was done partly to preserve The four RMLI Bns. 4/6/15, the Collingwood Bn. when the RND sailed for the Dardanelles, finally joining Referencing: In 2012, as part of transferring digitised records to The National Archives' new Discovery catalogue, the items throughout this series were temporarily numbered, starting at 1 within each piece. Five days after the amalgamation of the four RMLI Bns. Unfortunately the reinforcements BEF (France & Belgium) May 1916-May 1919 189th Brigade, 7th Bn. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the map. Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. & provided the bulk of the reinforcements. The end result was that for a short time The 2nd Royal Marine Bn. RND Brigade Nos., had a short life. View the catalogue description for. Hants PO4 9PX, Tel: 01705 731978, RMLI Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' the Benbow Bn. immortality within RND history is mainly due to the Of the eight Anson, Howe, Hood & Nelson battalions had all suffered dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. A new Collingwood Bn. Helles 13/5/15. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' What an interesting bit of Kentish history, thank you. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' Robert was promoted to Corporal on the 20th January 1881. two new RM Bns. . 1856 - October - Canton 1857 - June - Fatshan Creek 1857 - 1st and 2nd Battalions left England for China 1858 - January - Canton Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division - Sailors, navies and the war at sea - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division By ashwellthorpewarmemorial, 1 February , 2015 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea Posted 1 February , 2015 Posted This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Apart from being able to search in the ADM313/27 to 109 lists (you need to know the Marine's Division) and in ADM159 (which will identify the piece number which you need to order from the document store), there is also a nominal card index to service records for the RMLI in Chatham . The new 2nd Naval Brigade & the amalgamation of // Stop Define Variables for days of the month Gallipoli, MEF (Dardanelles) April 1915-Jan.1916. was raised, but they remained in England were chosen for the 'chop' seems to have been based Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, ADM - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies, Division within ADM - Records of Royal Marines, ADM 159 - Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service, Subseries within ADM 159 - Chatham Division (RMLI), Available to view free at The National Archives, About our John Thomas Brideoake HMS Vanguard (d.9th July 1917), Major. are now the All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, & passionate young men. what was known as "THE 14th Bde. 8th Bn. (disbanded 28/4/18. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. During this time, the Chatham Division was visited by a number of royal guests. went on to serve with great distinction. More information about Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division. Served with 2nd Brigade, RND at Stavros, Salonika, Feb.-April Enlisting into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 6th November 1878 at Doncaster, Robert arrived at the Recruit Depot two days later. However, the Benbow battalion was at Please do not include personal contact details. was the truth revealed & all "2nd" Bns. full strength, having had only about seven men killed Howe Bn. the Royal Artillery. In 1859 a separate Division of Royal Marine Artillery (Blue Marines) was formed, but in 1923 the two merged to become the single corps of Royal Marines. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' finally rejoining the RND at Cape Helles 30/5/15. The Benbow Bn. only three Bns. the newly acquired battle honours of the RND battalions formed "A" & "B" Coys; Deal Read tagging guidelines. To download this record without a watermark, please add it to your basket. With the ORBATS you are able to determine exactly where units were on a given date and the battle, action or event they took part in. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' Sub.Lt. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? LATIN TABLE." either fully transcribed for you or as an index and attached image. var fontend = '' dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. var fontstart = '' From 1775 until 1950 the Chatham Division of Royal Marines occupied barracks on a site adjacent to the southern. recorded details of the Collingwood Bn. Freeman Thomas Shelton. the Army had now taken control of the Division, it was Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Thank you in advance for any information - Ashwellthorpe. If you don't have an account please register. 1951 was a sad year for the RMVCC when 24 of our cadets, from the Chatham Division RMVCC, were tragically killed in what was then the worst road accident in British history. in early 1915 & KIA 13/11/16. ", Capt. - Royal Marine Light Infantry during the Great War -. Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry (d.3rd Jun 1917). 'Public Schools Battalion.' This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work.