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The Royal marines originally maintained military discipline on navy vessels. It has been a separate corps of the military since 1755, although under the control of the Admiralty and forming part of the Naval Service. Alphabetically arranged records of marines exist from 1790, some by enlistment date and others by discharge date. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=36&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Royal Marine Service records] from 1842 -1926 can be accessed online via The National Archives. | The Royal marines originally maintained military discipline on navy vessels. It has been a separate corps of the military since 1755, although under the control of the Admiralty and forming part of the Naval Service. Alphabetically arranged records of marines exist from 1790, some by enlistment date and others by discharge date. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=36&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Royal Marine Service records] from 1842 -1926 can be accessed online via The National Archives. | ||
The Family History Library has [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F562222 Royal Marine Attestation papers ]on microfilm for the following divisions: | The Family History Library has [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F562222 Royal Marine Attestation papers ]on microfilm for the following divisions: | ||
Chatham Division, 1790-1883 | Chatham Division, 1790-1883 | ||
Plymouth Division, 1804-1881 | Plymouth Division, 1804-1881 | ||
Portsmouth Division, 1804-1881 | Portsmouth Division, 1804-1881 | ||
These Attestation papers give the age of the | These Attestation papers give the age, birthplace, trade and physical characteristics of each man on recruitment and details of his enlistment and attestation. There is a summary of his service and details of his discharge. The forms are arranged alphabetically under the year of attestation or discharge. | ||
For more information see "[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/royalmarines.htm?WT.lp=rg-3189 Looking for records of a Royal Marine]" on The National Archives website. | |||
== Army == | == Army == | ||