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Royal Marines Document help needed
« on: Thursday 15 March 18 15:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi!
Ive just downloaded my great grandads royal marines document i can work out the top parts describing him love this!
the rest im in need of a royal marine pro to explain a little about how what he did etc please.. he seemed very busy!!
im an absolute novice at royal marines sorry  :-[

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Re: Royal Marines Document help needed
« Reply #1 on: Friday 16 March 18 12:25 GMT (UK) »
Not an RM expert but until one comes along this is what I can see.
21/9/82-Attested.
Undergone initial training at ?
7/6/83-posted to A Coy. Plymouth Division.
10/2/84-embarked for Egypt.
20/9/84- 1st. good conduct badge.
21/9/84-admitted to hospital at Suez.
1/1/85-re-joins Batt.
17/5/85-returns to the UK-Plymouth Div.
1/10/85-embarks on HMS Cambridge.
1/10/87-Plymouth Div.
1/10/90-embarks on HMS Lion.
13/2/92-promoted to Cpl. E Coy.
16/3/92-Plymouth Div.
4/5/92-HMS Tamar.
20/9/92-HMS Vivid.
1/10/93-Plymouth Div.
15/9/94-HMS Sharpshooter.
1/1/96-promoted to SGT. C Coy.
3/12/96-HMS Hussar.
13/3/1900-Plymouth Div.
1/1/03-Discharged having completed his full term.
Other info. shows him extending his service from the initial 12 years to the full 22 on 11/5/94.
Lower down shows the various musketry & gunnery courses he's attended & how he's faired.
2 of these in Feb. 98 & Jan. 99 were at Malta.
On the right shows he has 4 good conduct badges in total & he's a Sgt. 1st. Class.
You need to look up these & see which one's were sea going vessels & which were shore bases.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Royal Marines Document help needed
« Reply #2 on: Friday 16 March 18 13:09 GMT (UK) »
http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/egypt_1882.htm

Egypt Medal with Suakin  and Tofrek clasp and also Khedives Star and Long Service and Good Conduct medall.

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