Royal Marines entry age

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Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 174 Send Message	Anne	Report	17 Mar 2010 12:25
	Does anyone know the age at which boys and men could sign up in the 1800s. I know there was meant to be a minimum but was there a maximum. I have asked the archives at the Royal Marine Museum but they say it could take up to 3 months for them to reply. Thanks Anne
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 174 Send Message	Anne	Report	20 Mar 2010 06:13
	Thank you for you assistance My Great grandfather Joined the Royal Marines when he was 21 but deceased his age to 19. This seems odd to me as why would he want to draw a boy's pay when he could draw a man's? He Joined the Plymouth division in 1871 Anne
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	20 Mar 2010 10:48
	not Royal Marines But an ancester of mine joined the Royal Navy aged 12 in 1798.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 174 Send Message	Anne	Report	20 Mar 2010 11:28
	Thank You Shirley Unfortunately the Royal Marines are completely different. They were inaugurated by Henry V111 as a sea going fighting force and to protect the Dockyards. Anne