ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

To see details of a specific grave image click on either the Surname, Name or Number. This will open the corresponding image in your browser window. Alternatively, hover your mouse cursor over the Surname, Name or Number to see a preview.

Searches can be performed by Surname, First name, Number, Unit, Country and/or Location. After entering your search criteria, click Search.

If a single character is entered in the search field all the Surnames beginning with the character will be returned.

Examples of search criteria:
- 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.
- Marine – will return all the entries that have Marine in the content, e.g. Number Royal Marine Artillery/10726 and Unit Royal Marines.
- ahern Harry – will return all entries that have Ahern as the Surname and Harry as the First Name.

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For an explanation of the Royal Marine Register Numbers see: RM Register Number.pdf


Surname First name Number Rank Unit Age Date Country of Burial Grave Location Notes
Blakey John PO/1049(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Renown 24 26 February 1919 United Kingdom Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Blakey, of 30, Oak St., York Rd., Leeds.
Blanchard Frank PO/6754 Colour Sergeant Portsmouth Battalion, RN Division Not known 6 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial First World War - located Fareham High Street, Hampshire
Blanchard William PO/6076 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 22 22 June 1893 Not known Lost At Sea Off Tripoli The monument was removed from its original site near Portsmouth City Guildhall in 1903.
Bland Edgar CH/1659(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 28 April 1917 France Arras Memorial
Bland Ernest PO/881(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div 20 13 July 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial Son of Charles Bland, of Low Farm, Serlby, Bawtry, Doncaster.
Bland Thomas PO/1069 Colour Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry 62 18 July 1923 United Kingdom Annes Hill Cemetery, Gosport
Bland-Hunt Robert William Major General RMLI 69 3 October 1900 United Kingdom Hove
Blandford Bert PLY/X 711 Marine Royal Marines HMS Exeter 26 13 December 1939 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Killed in the battle of the River Plate.
Blandford Henry Charles Geoffrey Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marines 49 21 May 1947 Sri Lanka Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery Son of the Venerable Henry Weare Blandford, B.A., and Elisabeth S. Blandford; husband of Irene A. A. M. Blandford, of Bordighera, Italy.
Blandford Isaac Not known Sergeant Royal Marines 59 24 March 1860 United Kingdom Plymouth Old Cemetery
Blandford Leonard William RMB/X 727 Musician Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Penelope Not known 18 February 1944 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son William Henry and Dolly Blandford; husband of Peggy Blandford, of Portsmouth.
Blandford Sidney Herbert PO/15988 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Black Prince. 23 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Husband of Dora Buick (formerly Blandford), of 128, Landguard Rd., Eastney, Portsmouth.
Blane William Fairley CH/X 111997 Marine Royal Marines 28th Bn. 21 6 April 1945 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of James H. and Kate Blane, of Crosshill, Glasgow.
Blank Frederick James PLY/X 512 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Repulse. 30 10 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of William Henry Chatham Blank and Olive Gertrude Blank, of Slapton, Devon.
Blatchford Thomas Henry PLY/15599 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Defence. Not known 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial
Blatchford William PLY/6076 Private 2 Battalion RM 22 26 October 1917 United Kingdom Dawlish War Memorial Devon
Blatchford William PLY/1971(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 26 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial Son of John Blatchford, of Creedy Barton, Newton St. Cyres, Exeter.
Bleasdale James PLY/604(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div 20 27 December 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Redoubt Cemetery, Helles Son of Edmund Bleasdale, of Carrington Rd., Carrington, Flixton, Manchester.
Blendell George RMA/6584 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery (H.Q. Eastney). 39 9 June 1916 United Kingdom Ticehurst (St. Mary) Churchyard Husband of Minnie L. Blendell, of 14, Troy Town, Peckham Rye, London. Born at Richmond.
Blessington Thomas PLY/8085 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Hyacinth. Not known 22 March 1919 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial