ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Marines Graves

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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
Watson Alfred James RMA/8439 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery (RMR/IC/46). H.M.S. Good Hope. Not known 1 November 1914 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Watson Christopher George Deal/473(S) Sapper Royal Marines R.M. Div. Engineers, R.N. Div. 39 4 June 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Skew Bridge Cemetery Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Watson, of London; husband of Beatrice Watson, of 58, Wawthew Grove, East Dulwich, London.
Watson Elam RMA/10109 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Natal. 34 30 December 1915 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial Son of William and Mary Watson, of 78, Hillyard St., Grimsby.
Watson George Not known Chief Schoolmaster Royal Marines 78 9 May 1941 United Kingdom Efford Cemetery
Watson George PO/425(S) Private RMLI/RN Division 21 13 November 1916 France Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Watson George CH/465(S) Private RMLI/RN Division 19 17 November 1915 Northern Ireland Blaris Old Burial Ground Died at Purdysburn Hospital, NI
Watson Gerard Morphet PO/X102057 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Copra 30 20 February 1945 United Kingdom Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery Son of William Robert and Annabella Watson, of Birkenhead; husband of Ellen Watson, of Upton. School Teacher.
Watson Gilbert CH/X 114698 Marine 45 Commando RM 19 6 June 1944 France Bayeux War Cemetery Inscription: In his short life he gave his best - God grant him now eternal rest
Watson Harold EX/4760 Marine Royal Marines Exmouth Division 23 26 August 1940 United Kingdom St. Michael'S Churchyard, Cropthorne Memorial located Memorial Gardens, Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire
Watson James Deal/3505(S) Private Royal Marines R.M. Medical Unit, R.N. Div. 28 13 November 1916 France Thiepval Memorial Son of James and Mary Watson, of 14, Lambton Terrace, Craghead; husband of Blanche Watson, of 2, William St., Craghead, Co. Durham.
Watson James Bertram CH/1512(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Not known 15 February 1917 France Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy
Watson James William CH/12532 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMR/B/1978). H.M.S. Aboukir. 31 22 September 1914 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of James and Hannah Watson, of Dulwich, London; husband of Nellie Watson, of 60, May Rd., Gillingham, Kent.
Watson John Arthur EX/4269 Corporal Royal Marines No. 45 R.M. Commando. 26 7 June 1944 United Kingdom Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of Arthur and Hannah Isabel Watson.
Watson Maurice PO/X 124306 ( T ) Marine 42 Commando RM 20 15 March 1947 Hong Kong Stanley Military Cemetery Inscription: May the winds of Heaven tenderly blow over this sweet always beloved spot
Watson Richard John PO/62466D Marine 42 Commando RM 23 12 December 2006 United Kingdom Tavistock Cemetery, Devon Section TB, Grave 5 Died of Wounds, Afghanistan.
Watson Robert CH/X 2456 Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Southampton. Not known 11 January 1941 United Kingdom Chatham Naval Memorial Son of Albert Edward and Annie Emly Watson, of Highbury, London.
Watson Robert John PO/X 4372 Marine Royal Marines 23 15 February 1946 United Kingdom Derryaghy (Christ Church) Church Of Ireland Churchyard Son of Mollie Watson, of Dunmurry.
Watson Thomas Not known Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Not known 1848 Malaya Old Naval Cemetery, Labuan Isla Died of fever. Inscription: Sacred to the memory of
Watson Thomas PLY/149(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div Not known 29 May 1915 Turkey (including Gallipoli) Helles Memorial
Watson Thomas Alwinton PO/X 109023 Marine Royal Marines 602 L.C.M. Flotilla. Not known 16 June 1944 United Kingdom Portsmouth Naval Memorial