Ion Williams wrote:
Hi,
I'm having difficulty locating any information on my grandfather who
served in the Royal Navy Marines. I believe he lived in Pwllheli prior
to joining the Royal Navy Marines, perhaps as a lad of 10 years or so.
I have very little information on him and have employed a professional
researcher to look through the records in Kew however even with his
name rank, ship he served on and a battle he was in it is proving
extremely difficult to find anything even in official records.
Unfortunately I don't have his service number which would identify him.
I hope someone can point me in the right direction.
kind regards
Dear Ion,
It may be possible to get more information on your grandfather, but
could we have dates for:
His birth & death
His joining & leaving dates for the Royal Marines?
Even very approximate dates would help - as would his name & rank.
Ship's name is *imperative* for Royal Naval personnel, but for Royal
Marine personnel it's the (Grand) Division that's all-important.
BTW, although the RM are part of the Royal Navy, they are *never* called
"Royal Navy Marines" <G>.
Hope this (will) help,
Trevor