Joe Twitchin Posted 12 May , 2008 Share Posted 12 May , 2008 Was a Royal Marine regarded as a soldier or sailor in this or other Great War Forums? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 12 May , 2008 Share Posted 12 May , 2008 Joe He was always classed as a soldier but under the control of the Admiraty. At sea he was subject to the Naval Discipline act and ashore the Army Act. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 12 May , 2008 Share Posted 12 May , 2008 See "Britain's Sea Soldiers – a history of the Royal Marines ...etc", vols 1 & 2, Colonel C Field, vol 3, General Sir H E Blumberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 18 May , 2008 Share Posted 18 May , 2008 It also depends if he was serving at sea or on land; on land is a sailor in the RND a seaman or soldier? At sea a Royal Marine may do the tasks of a sailor, such as manning a gun turret (RM served one turret in larger ships), but still had a seperate command structure. On this forum people usually post questions about Royal Marines in 'Ships & Navies' or 'Soldiers.' If you're asking about a specific RM it's best if you start you're own topic, and try 'Ships & Navies' and see what responce you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Twitchin Posted 19 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2008 Joe He was always classed as a soldier but under the control of the Admiraty. At sea he was subject to the Naval Discipline act and ashore the Army Act. Regards Charles Thank you Charles ...... you have answered my question perfectly as it always bewidered me. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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