ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

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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
Shepherd Alfred CH/2349(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 26 October 1917 Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial
Shepherd Benjamin PLY/16104 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Goliath. 27 13 May 1915 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Benjamin and Mary Shepherd, of 37, Warburton St., Warrington, Lancs.
Shepherd Charles Ernest RMA/1172(S) Gunner Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Vanguard. 30 9 July 1917 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Nicholas and Margaret Ann Shepherd, of Great Walsingham, Norfolk.
Shepherd Eric EX/5694 Marine Royal Marines 2nd R.M. A.A. Regt., R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1. Not known 20 May 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial
Shepherd George PO/X 109394 Marine Royal Marines 41 R.M. Commando. Not known 15 March 1945 Netherlands Uden War Cemetery
Shepherd Harold Frederick CH/X 100259 Corporal Royal Marines H.M.S. Arethusa. 29 18 November 1942 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Frederick and Mary Ann Shepherd, of Grangetown, Cardiff.
Shepherd James Edward Cadet RM Cadet Corps Chatham 11 4 December 1951 United Kingdom Gillingham New Cemetery 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: We shall remember while the light lasts, and in the darkness we shall not forget
Shepherd Raymond Alan RM21634 Marine Royal Marines 62 22 January 2007 United Kingdom Bideford Higher Cemetery,Devon
Shepherd Thomas Smith PLY/X 2346 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Prince of Wales. 21 10 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of John Shepherd, and of Flora Shepherd, of Parkhead, Glasgow.
Shepherd William Harry CH/13184 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Natal. Not known 30 December 1915 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial
Shepherd William John PO/17400 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div. 20 6 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Son of Charlotte Shepherd, of 45, Laurence Rd., Stapleford, Notts.
Sheppard Albert Walter PO/X112751 Marine Royal Marines HMS LCF 15 20 10 July 1943 Italy Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily Son of Alfred George and Mary Augustus Sheppard, of Penge, Kent.
Sheppard Edward PLY/21767 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Capetown. 39 11 April 1941 Sudan Khartoum War Cemetery Son of Thomas and Amy Sheppard; husband of Dorothy Anna Sheppard, of Wool, Dorsetshire.
Sheppard Edward Ernest PLY/13731 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Lion. Not known 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial
Sheppard Ernest PO18328M Sergeant Royal Marines 79 24 October 2020 United Kingdom St John in the Wilderness Church, Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth Churchyard Extension
Sheppard Frederick George PO/18229 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. 22 22 July 1916 France Tranchee De Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette Son of Mrs. Conduct, of Chase Rd., Swanmore, Bishop's Waltham, Hants.
Sheppard Frederick William PO/17282 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div. 18 6 January 1916 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of William and Martha Ellen Sheppard, of 7, Clarence Place, Kingsdown, Bristol.
Sheppard Harry Cornelius PO/X 3542 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Barham. 19 25 November 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Harry and Mary C. Sheppard, of Dagenham, Essex.
Sheppard William CH/17849 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 7 September 1916 France Tranchee De Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette
Sherborne Gordon Parish PLY/X 1337 Sergeant Royal Marines H.M.S. St. Angelo 25 21 October 1944 Malta Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery Son of Alfred Kinsmen Sherborne and Dorothy May Sherborne; husband of Lily Violet Caroline Sherborne, of Hendon, Middlesex.