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Remembered Today:

4th Battalion RM


58 Div Mule

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Hi,

 

35 minutes ago, 58 Div Mule said:

Does anyone know if a nominal roll of 4RM is available online?

 

I suspect not, but what's 4RM? - RMLI?

 

Regards

Chris

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4th Battalion Royal Marines, participated in the Zeebrugge Raid of 23 April 1918. Principally,  if not exclusively (?),  Royal Marine Light Infantrymen.

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@domwalsh is probably the man to ask.

 

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General Blumberg's 'Britain's Sea Soldiers' has a chapter on the 4th Battalion - see http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/Britains-Sea-Soldiers-A-History-of-the-Royal-Marines-1914-1919/HTML/index.asp#/204/ 

Details of the strength of the battalion are given on p.176

and the "marching-out state of the Battalion" including the names of officers is given on pp. 181/2

Alas, there is no full nominal roll

The battalion was dispersed on 27th April 1918 "after a brief but very glorious existance"

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13 hours ago, seaJane said:

@domwalsh is probably the man to ask.

 

He is!

14 hours ago, 58 Div Mule said:

4th Battalion Royal Marines, participated in the Zeebrugge Raid of 23 April 1918. Principally,  if not exclusively (?),  Royal Marine Light Infantrymen.

PS 4th RM Batt included both RMLI and RMA, plus some naval sick berth ratings and a couple of naval surgeons

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Thanks, only my second post and I'm amazed at the speed and detail of replies - thanks again.

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