Group    From 30/1/1855  To 22/6/1923

Royal Marine Light Infantry

The history of the Royal Marines that were formed on 28 October 1664 and whom are still serving to the present day can be found on their Wikipedia page

In 1804 the Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) was formed as an establishment within the Royal Marines to man the artillery in bomb vessels.

On 30 January 1855, the marine infantry forces were renamed the Royal Marines' Light Infantry (RMLI) and in 1862 the name was slightly altered to Royal Marine Light Infantry.

During World War I, in addition to their usual stations aboard ship, Royal Marines were part of the Royal Naval Division which landed in Belgium in 1914 to help defend Antwerp and later took part in the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It also served on the Western Front in the trenches. Our picture shows a bugler with the division.

The Royal Marines History.com website lists the conflicts and locations in which they were deployed.

The Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) and Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI) were amalgamated on 22 June 1923 and the title of Royal Marines was applied to the entire Corps.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.

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