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Royal Marine Artillery


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We have 4 memebers the Royal Marine Artillery listed as KIA on our plaque at the Zoo Gun in Johannesburg. this has sparked a debated as to how they are listed with the members of the South African Heavy Arillery dead. I have nothing like force numbers or dates of death but names only.

We sumise that they may have been in RSA (there was a detachment here at the outbreak of the war) and been with Gen Beves on the column to German SWA in 1915.

Would anyone be able to shed some light? They are:

BSM W Emeny

Sgt G Bentley

Bdr S Churchill

Gnr G H Allison

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The details of the four men you are interested in are as follows:

Name: William Emeny

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Battery Sergeant Major

Corps: Royal Marine Artillery

Service No: RMA/6870

Attached: South African Heavy Artillery

Age: 38

Date of Death: 29/11/1916

Additional Information: Husband of Alice Emeny, 43 Westfield Road, Eastney, Portsmouth

Cemetery: Courcelles-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension

Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 17.

Name: George Bentley

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant

Corps: Royal Marine Artillery

Service No: RMA/8372

Attached: 74th Siege Battery, South African Heavy Artillery

Date of Death: 29/11/1916

Additional Information: Son of John & Hannah Bentley, The Row, Cubley, Derby

Cemetery: Courcelles-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension

Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 18.

Name: Seth Churchill

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Acting Bombardier

Corps: Royal Marine Artillery

Service No: RMA/4574

Attached: South African Heavy Artillery

Date of Death: 09/02/1917

Cemetery: Fouquescourt British Cemetery

Grave/Memorial Reference: II. AA. 2.

Name: G H Allison

Nationality: South African

Rank: Gunner

Corps: 71st Siege Battery, South African Heavy Artillery

Service No: 7075

Date of Death: 26/10/1916

Cemetery: Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery

Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 20.

You will find Registers of Service (ADM 159/-), Service Papers (ADM 157/-) and Medal Rolls for the Marines (ADM 171/167-171) at the National Archives at Kew.

regards

Bootneck

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There's a bit more info about Bentley and Allison on the Jack Clegg Memorial Database - courtesy of Find My Past

First name(s): George

Last name: BENTLEY

Number: RMA/8372(RFR/B/1157)

Rank: Acting Sergeant

Awards:

Service branch: Royal Marine Artillery

Unit: 74th Siege Battery South African Heavy Artillery

Date of birth: not known

Date of death: 29 Nov 1916

Cause of death: Killed in action

Service history: Discharged completed length of service (12 years) 10/11/11

Enrolled RFR 11/11/11

RMA Battalion at Ostend 27-31/8/14 & served at Dunkirk 7-12/10/14

Served in German South West Africa 1915.

Burial: Courcelles-au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension (FR 133)

Notes: Promoted Temporary Corporal 26/9/16, Temporary Sergeant 14/11/16

Father, John, Keeper's Lodge, Cubley, Sudbury, Derby.

1914 Star issued to mother, Mrs. H. Bentley 30/3/20.

First name(s): George Herbert

Last name: ALLISON

Number: RMA/7075

Rank: Gunner

Awards:

Service branch: Royal Marine Artillery

Unit: 71st Siege Battery, South African Heavy Artillery (attached)

Date of birth: 14 Jun 1878

Date of death: 26 Oct 1916

Cause of death: Killed in action

Service history: RMA Battalion at Ostend 27-31/8/14 & served at Dunkirk 7-12/10/14.

Burial: Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery (FR 386)

Notes: Not listed in "The Cross of Sacrifice Vol.IV"

China Medal 1900 without clasp (North West Fort, Taku)

born Newton-on-Trent, Lincs. 14/6/1878

Mother, Emma, 2 West End, Newcastle St., Tuxford, Notts.

1914 Star issued to mother 22/1/20, application for clasp refused.

Cheers

Sue

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