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Royal Marine Records

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Gerald

Gerald Report 6 May 2007 16:10

I have tried to find out my grandfathers Royal Marine records from the First World War. I have found information on Army Records, and Royal Navy records but cant find Royal Marines. If anyone out there can help it would be greatly appreciated Thanks Gerry

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 6 May 2007 16:25

The records will be at the National Archives, Kew.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 6 May 2007 16:35

From the marines official web site The personal records of Royal Marines who enlisted into the service during or after 1930, approximately, are held by. Director Naval Career Management Disclosure Cell Room 109 Victory Building HM Naval Base Portsmouth PO1 3LS. Telephone: 023 92 7 27531/23114/26063 MEDALS MOD Medal Office Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency Building 250 RAF Innsworth Gloucester GL3 1HW Telephone: 0141 224 3600 Website: www.medals.mod.uk HISTORICA L Maj Mark Bentinck Naval Historical Branch No 24 Store PP20 Main Road HM Naval Base Portsmouth PO1 3LU Telephone: 023 9272 0010 E-Mail: [email protected] The Historical Records Office Royal Marines is not open to the members of the public. The Ministry of Defence will normally only release the information given in service records to the subjects of those records, or to their next of kin, if deceased; and it may charge a search fee, which cannot be refunded. For Royal Marines who entered the service before 1930, approximately, records can be found in: The Public Record Office Ruskin Avenue Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Telephone: 020 8187 63444 Fax: 020 8187 88905 Website: http://www.pro.gov.uk Roy