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Wandsworth, London [5]

Camberwell, London [4]

London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Bedford [2]

Fulham [2]

Gateshead [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Nottingham [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [2]

St Helier, Jersey [2]

St Saviour's, London [2]

Whitechapel, London [2]

Addington, London [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chieveley, Berkshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colombo, Ceylon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Curragh Camp, Kildare [1]

Deal [1]

Douglas [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dundee [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1]

Everton [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Forton, Gosport, Hants [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gallowfield, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Musician [97]

Private [60]

Band Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [14]

Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Band Boy [11]

Captain [7]

Sergeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [6]

Sapper [6]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [5]

Bandmaster 1st Class [4]

Colour Sergeant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Bandsman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Adjutant General [2]

Bandmaster [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Major General [2]

Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Royal Marine Gunner [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Sergeant [1]

Acting Major General [1]

Acting Musician [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class II / Acting Colour Sergeant Major [1]

Aide-de-Camp to the King [1]

Armourers Mate [1]

Band Master 1st Class [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Bandmaster (WO) [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Bugler [1]

C.Q.M.S. [1]

CSM [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Chief Bandmaster [1]

Unit

Royal Marines Band [823]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [457]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [430]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [320]

Royal Marines Depot [105]

Royal Marine Artillery [62]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [62]

Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [54]

Royal Marines [43]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [25]

Royal Marines Light Infantry [17]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [13]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [9]

Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [9]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [7]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [7]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [6]

Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [4]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Band [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Jupiter [2]

Royal Fleet Reserve [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry/Royal Marines [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS REVENGE [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [2]

Royal Marines Labour Corps [2]

1/4th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

1st Royal Marine Light Infantry Battalion [1]

Attached Head Quarters Egyptian Army [1]

Attached Karelian Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1200]

British Army [46]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [126]

H [126]

M [105]

S [104]

W [93]

C [83]

P [78]

R [57]

T [57]

D [56]

L [55]

F [54]

G [52]

J [41]

K [29]

A [28]

N [23]

E [22]

O [14]

I [8]

Y [8]

V [6]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1219]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Italy [1]

Malta [1]

Russian Federation [1]

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Wandsworth, London [5] Camberwell, London [4] London [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Islington, London [3] Southwark, London [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Bedford [2] Fulham [2] Gateshead [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Kensington, London [2] Nottingham [2] Paddington, London [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex [2] St Helier, Jersey [2] St Saviour's, London [2] Whitechapel, London [2] Addington, London [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea [1] Chieveley, Berkshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colombo, Ceylon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Curragh Camp, Kildare [1] Deal [1] Douglas [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dundee [1] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Eton Wick, Burnham, Bucks [1] Everton [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Forton, Gosport, Hants [1] Fulham, London [1] Gallowfield, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Musician [97] Private [60] Band Corporal [20] Lieutenant [14] Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Band Boy [11] Captain [7] Sergeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [6] Sapper [6] Bandmaster 2nd Class [5] Bandmaster 1st Class [4] Colour Sergeant [4] Serjeant [4] Bandsman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Adjutant General [2] Bandmaster [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Major General [2] Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Royal Marine Gunner [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Sergeant [1] Acting Major General [1] Acting Musician [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class II / Acting Colour Sergeant Major [1] Aide-de-Camp to the King [1] Armourers Mate [1] Band Master 1st Class [1] Band Serjeant [1] Bandmaster (WO) [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier-General [1] Bugler [1] C.Q.M.S. [1] CSM [1] Captain RMLI [1] Chief Bandmaster [1]

Unit

Royal Marines Band [823] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [457] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [430] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [320] Royal Marines Depot [105] Royal Marine Artillery [62] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [62] Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [54] Royal Marines [43] Royal Marine Light Infantry [25] Royal Marines Light Infantry [17] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [13] Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [9] Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [9] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [7] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [7] Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [6] Royal Marines Field Force North Russia [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [4] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [4] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Band [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Jupiter [2] Royal Fleet Reserve [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry/Royal Marines [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS REVENGE [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [2] Royal Marines Labour Corps [2] 1/4th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 1st Royal Marine Light Infantry Battalion [1] Attached Head Quarters Egyptian Army [1] Attached Karelian Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [1200] British Army [46] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [126] H [126] M [105] S [104] W [93] C [83] P [78] R [57] T [57] D [56] L [55] F [54] G [52] J [41] K [29] A [28] N [23] E [22] O [14] I [8] Y [8] V [6] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1219]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Italy [1] Malta [1] Russian Federation [1]

Edward John Ruthven

Born 1876

Died 1963

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

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George Reginald Fox

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy CH/2362 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry 1st Royal Marine Battalion

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Richard Nelson Bendyshe

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marines Light Infantry Deal Battalion

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Frederick William Field

Born 1872

Died 1962

Royal Navy 5898 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 5898 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 5898 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

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Harold Swalwell

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 19242 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

British Army 19242 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry 1st Royal Marine Battalion

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Warwick James Hall, M.s.m.

Born 1885

Died 1944

Royal Navy 14015 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14015 Corporal Royal Marines Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14015 Sergeant Royal Marines Chatham Division

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David Mercer, K

Born 1864

Died 1920

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division 1st Royal Naval Brigade

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Adjutant General Royal Marines

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Norman Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1945

Royal Navy 3125 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 3125 Private Royal Marines Deal Depot

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William Arthur Leeder

Born 1891

Died 1976

Royal Navy 671 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Corporal Royal Marines

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Harry Walter Field

Born 1892

Died 1922

Royal Navy 15429 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

British Army PLY 15429 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry

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Charles Newsham Trotman

Born 1864

Died 1929

Royal Navy Aide-de-Camp to the King

Royal Navy Brigadier-General Royal Marines Light Infantry 3rd RM Brigade

Royal Navy Colonel Royal Marines Light Infantry

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John Thomas Woods

Born 1869

Died 1919

Royal Navy 14509 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy RMB/304 Musician Royal Marines Band

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George Alfred Bryant

Born 1877

Royal Navy 18841 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 9371 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Chatham Division

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Stanley Edward Hedges

Born 1886

Died 1937

Royal Navy 15375 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12837 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15375 Royal Marines Light Infantry

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Arthur O'dwyer

Born 1876

Died 1920

Royal Navy 370 Royal Marines

Royal Navy CH/7839 Warrant Officer 1st Class Royal Marine Light Infantry RM Depot Deal

Royal Navy 370 Lieutenant Royal Marines Deal Depot

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Henry Jones

Born 1885

Died 1940

Royal Navy 12533 C.Q.M.S. Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/12533 Colour Sergeant Royal Marines

Royal Navy 12533 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Austin James Langford

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 166 Private Rifle Brigade

Royal Navy PLY B6903 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry

British Army 200154 Private Rifle Brigade 18th London Battalion

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William Padfield

Born 1877

Royal Navy 343711

Royal Navy Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy 343711 Armourers Mate

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Wilfred Hugh Moore Smith

Born 1868

Died 1914

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marines Light Infantry

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Herbert John Irwin

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 910 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

British Army Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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