The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a total of 6,711 recorded WW1 deaths for the Royal Marines, divided as follows :- Royal Marine Artillery = 766, Royal Marine Band = 156, Royal Marine Engineers = 45, Royal Marine Labour Corps = 146, Royal Marine Light Infantry = 5,243 & Miscelaneous = 355.
A Royal Marine of the Great War.
Caterpiller Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.
'Known Unto God'.
A Royal Marine of the Great War.
Serre Road Cemetery No.1, Pas-de-Calais, France.
'Known Unto God'.
HOBBINS, William Sinclair. Private, CH/8720. H.M.S. Victorious, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. 10-12-1914. Age 32. Husband of C.C. Hobbins of Inniskilling Road, Barking Road, Plaistow, London, UK.
McADAM, A.C. Lieutenant. Royal Marine Light Infantry. Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas-de-Calais, France. 04-09-1918.
Laid down 1894 & launched 1895, one of nine 'Majestic' class pre- Dreadnought battleship. From 27th July 1914 until December 1914 she was Guardship for the Humber & in December she moved as guard ship to the Tyne. Victorious was sold for scrap in 1923 & was scrapped at Dover.