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
Swatton DSM Vernon PO/X 2317 Corporal Royal Marines H.M.S. Fidelity. 23 1 January 1943 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of Hilda F. Swatton, of Hythe, Kent.
Sweeney Edward John PO/X 105867 Marine 47 Commando RM 22 6 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery Inscription: In loving memory until we meet again
Sweeney James Unknown Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, Forton Barracks 22 28 July 1877 United Kingdom Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Go
Sweeney Patrick PLY/15445 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Indefatigable. 27 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Patrick and Margaret Sweeney.
Sweet Dennis Percy PO/X 120590 Marine Royal Marines No. 45 R.M. Commando. 19 28 January 1945 Netherlands Nederweert War Cemetery Son of Percy Oliver Sweet and Laura Sweet, of Leicester.
Sweet Henry Not known Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 45 14 April 1894 United Kingdom No Place Field, Rn Hospital Ceme Inscription: Pensioner
Sweetzir William Blucher PO/21917 Marine Royal Marines MNBDO 35 21 May 1941 Crete Suda Bay War Cemetery Son of Alfred and Emily Sweetzir.
Swift Harold PLY/X 112407 Marine 40 Commando RM 19 11 April 1945 Italy Argenta Gap War Cemetery Inscription: His memory is our greatest treasure - in our hearts he lives forever
Swift William Henry PLY/X 108011 Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G.(L) 16. 19 26 April 1943 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Jane Swift, and stepson of Thomas Johnson, of Liverpool.
Swindale Hugh Thomas William Burn PLY/X 11113 Marine Royal Marines No. 41 R.M. Commando. Not known 6 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery
Swindell Roy Goldthorpe RM20743 Marine 45 Commando RM 21 24 July 1963 Aden Maala Cemetery Inscription: In memory of a dearly loved son and brother
Swinn Arthur PO/22596 Sergeant Royal Marines H.M.S. President III. 37 12 September 1944 Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Ramleh War Cemetery Son of Jess and Sarah Elizabeth Swinn; husband of Ethel Alice Swinn, of Aspley, Nottinghamshire.
Swinnerton William RMA/12603 Bombardier Royal Marine Artillery 23 13 May 1915 Belgium Brandhoek Military Cemetery Son of John Henry and Hermina Adriana Schrikker Swinnerton, of 7, Avenue de la Bourdonnais, Paris. Born at Amsterdam, Holland.
Swinyard Edward Henry CH/8599 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/CH/1331) Deal Bn. R.N. Div Not known 25 June 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Redoubt Cemetery, Helles
Sydenham Henry James PO/1637(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 2 September 1918 France Vis-En-Artois Memorial
Sykes Joseph Not known Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 30 27 June 1872 United Kingdom Plymouth Old Cemetery No headstone.
Sykes Walter PO/1440(S) Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 10 July 1917 France Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle
Symes Richard Sidney PO/629(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div 22 28 June 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Richard Fowler Symes and Mary Symes.
Symes Robert Leonard PO/X 111878 Marine Royal Marines No. 45 R.M. Commando. Not known 28 January 1945 Netherlands Nederweert War Cemetery
Symes Walter John PO/215178 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. President III (M.V. Darlington Court) 41 20 May 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of James and Mary Symes; husband of Charlotte Alice Maud Symes, of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire.