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.
- 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
Bowen George Stanley CH/X101376 Marine Royal Marines R.M. Group. M.N.B.D.O. 1. 24 31 January 1942 Poland Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery Son of Henry and Florence Bowen; husband of Lilian Susan Bowen, of Ilford, Essex.
Bowen Herbert PO/10256 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Ariadne 27 23 April 1907 United Kingdom Royal Naval Cemetery, Haslar, Go
Bowen John Allan PO/X 112990 Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G. (L) 9. 19 24 June 1944 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of John Herbert and Violet May Bowen, of Burton-on-Trent.
Bowen Thomas Head CH/X101057 Marine Royal Marines R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.1. 27 24 April 1942 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Clementina Bowen, of Liverpool.
Bower Alwyne CH/17305 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Laurentic. Not known 25 January 1917 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial
Bowering George Henry EX/1011 Lance Corporal Royal Marines No. 41 R.M. Commando. 24 10 September 1943 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of George and Lilian Bowering; husband of Isabella Wilson Bowering, of Hawick, Roxburghshire.
Bowerman Charles Gordon PO/17914 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Black Prince. Not known 31 May 1916 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Bowers Peter Henry PO/X2374 Marine Royal Marines, HMS Barham 23 25 November 1941 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial War Memorial 1939-1945, the Lyche Gate, the Parish Church of St. Mary, South Hayling, Hayling Island, Hampshire
Bowes Leslie Lieutenant Royal Marines Group MNBDO 2 35 18 July 1943 Italy Syracuse War Cemetery,Sicily Son of Thomas and Jane Isabella Bowes, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Bowey Ronald Arthur Not known Physical Training Instructor Royal Marines 90 November 2009 United Kingdom Not known Joined Royal Marines 1938, served as PTI, became RN Photographer,Granada TV cameraman and Director Coronation Street and World in Action. Despite losing fingers and legs to diabetes visited graves of former close colleagues in Kranji Cemetery, Singapore.
Bowker Samuel PLY/X 100931 Bugler Royal Marines H.M.S. Galatea. 21 15 December 1941 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Samuel and Eliza Bowker, of Manchester.
Bowkett Henry Irving PLY/X 108773 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Sphinx. 21 14 November 1944 Greece Phaleron War Cemetery Son of Redvers and Doris Bowkett, of Canton, Cardiff.
Bowles Ernest Gibson PLY/X101136 Marine Royal Marines 11th Bn. Not known 14 September 1942 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Ernest Charles and Lily Bowles; husband of Edith Bowles, of Shotton, Flintshire.
Bowles Gordon Grant PO/16757 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. M22. 27 20 February 1919 Azerbaijan Baku Memorial Son of Mrs. R. A. Foot, of 53, Alma Rd., Woolston. Southampton.
Bowles Sidney William CH/19430 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Bn. R.N. Div 18 17 November 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Lancashire Landing Cemetery Son of Walter James and Emma Maria Bowles, of 55, Southerton Rd., Hammersmith, London.
Bowling John RMA/4372 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery 21 22 June 1893 Not known Lost At Sea Off Tripoli The monument was removed from its original site near Portsmouth City Guildhall in 1903.
Bowman Gilbert PLY/2260(S) Private RMLI/RN Division 26 8 March 1918 France Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres Son of Thomas Bowman, of Ellis Farm, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Basingstoke, Hants.
Bown Thomas Henry PLY/17215 Private 2nd Royal Marines Battalion 21 7 April 1918 France Pozieres Memorial Name inscribed on Memorial
Bownes John Edward CH/48(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Not known 5 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial Private in Chatham Battalion RN Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Commemorated on Helles Memorial and name listed on Mansfield Woodhouse memorial.
Bowring Roland George PO/X113234 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth. 19 18 November 1944 South Africa Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery Son of Joseph George and Amy Edith Bowring, of Coventry, England.