ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

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- ahern - will return all entries with Surname Ahern. Note searches are not case sensitive, e.g. searching for Ahern and ahern will return the same entries.
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For an explanation of the Royal Marine Register Numbers see: RM Register Number.pdf


Surname First name Number Rank Unit Age Date Country of Burial Grave Location Notes
Hedges Leonard PO/155491 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div 20 2 July 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hedges, of Portsmouth.
Hedges William Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry (HMS Terror) 30 Between 1846 - 1848 Canada Between Victory Point, King William Island and Back River, Adelaide Peninsula Born in 1815, Bradford, Wiltshire. A canteen belonging to Hedges was found at Victory Point in 1859
Hedley Stanley CH/X 106534 Marine Royal Marines No. 48 R.M. Commando. 20 8 June 1944 United Kingdom Tynemouth ( Preston ) Cemetery Killed at St. Aubin-sur-Mer. TC Plot Sec K, 14461
Hedley DSO OBE John Norman Major Royal Marines 66 20 July 1974 United Kingdom St Marys Church, Sheviock, Cornw
Heeley Edward Albert PO/X 108970 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Byrsa. 20 6 December 1944 Italy Naples War Cemetery Son of Edward Albert and Martha Ileeley, of Tyseley, Birmingham.
Heffernan Charles CH/7357 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 39 23 April 1918 United Kingdom Dover (St. James'S) Cemetery Son of James and Jane Heffernan, of Gillingham, Kent. Awarded Messina Medal.
Hefford Frank PLY/X107700 Marine Royal Marines 7th Battalion MNBDO 2 20 20 July 1943 Italy Catania War Cemetery, Sicily Son of Arthur John and Sophia Hefford, of Hattersley, Cheshire.
Hehir Leslie Samuel 'Les' 24937123 Sergeant 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery,3 Commando Brigade, UK Landing Force Command Support Group 34 21 March 2003 United Kingdom Armed Forces Memorial At around Midnight GMT on 21 March 2003 a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait borber with US and UK personnel on board, there were no survivors. Eight personnel from 3 Commando Brigade died in the accident, along with four US aircrew from Poole, Dorset
Heighway Jack PLY/X 4065 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Carlisle. Not known 9 October 1943 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Nellie Heighway, of Gawber, Yorkshire.
Hellyer William Ernest PLY/2125 Marine Royal Marines Not known 29 July 1929 Greece Volos Cemetery Result of explosion in X gun turret on HMS Devonshire
Helman James PO/16261 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Div. 25 30 March 1920 United Kingdom Holymoorside (St. Peter) Churchyard Son of Richard and Margaret Helman; husband of Ida Arm Helman, of Green Bank, Holymoorside. Born in Co. Durham.
Helme Alfred PO/X 100585 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Formidable. 29 26 May 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Ernest and Margaret Helme; husband of Edith Helme, of Little Layton, Lancashire.
Helston Herbert William PLY/8924 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 9 October 1914 Belgium Nieuport Memorial
Helyar Walter Edward CH/16400 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry 3rd R.M. Bn. Not known 5 December 1917 Greece Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
Hembrow William Alan PLY/X 105835 Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G. (M) 102. 21 1 November 1944 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Arthur George and Kate Hembrow, of Bath, Somerset.
Hemburrow Dudley John PLY/X 698 Marine Royal Marines 27 8 June 1940 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Memorial Plaque St. Andrew's Church, Wiveliscombe, Somerset Inscription: To the Glory of God and in memory of the men of this Parish who gave their lives in the War 1939-1945
Hembury William George PO/1744(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 28 28 April 1917 France Arras Memorial Son of J. Hembury; husband of Mary Ann Hembury, of 9, Benedict St., Glastonbury, Somerset.
Hemelryk Anthony Lieutenant Royal Marines H.M. Submarine P.222 21 21 December 1942 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Col. Paul H. Hemelryk and Dorothy Hemelryk, of Newmarket, Flintshire.
Hemmett Benjamin PLY/1829 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Brittania 26 28 March 1886 United Kindom St Clements Church Dartmouth De
Hemming Alfred RMA/6435 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Monarch. 37 27 April 1915 United Kingdom Osmondwall Cemetery Son of Henry and Hadie Matilda Hemming; husband of Sarah Elizabeth Hemming, of 64, Collins Rd., Southsea, Portsmouth. Born at Birmingham.