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Royal Marine (RM) Officers
1939-1945

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Davis, P.G.
to
Dimond, E.A.

Daniel,
Griffith Rowland
G.R. Daniel

Son of ... Daniel, and ... Williams.
Married (20.06.1945, St Peter's Church, Pimperne, Blandford district, Dorset) Rachel E.Taylor; ... children (one daughter?).

20.06.1918
Neath district, Wales
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T/2nd Lt.	08.04.1940
T/Lt.	08.10.1940
T/A/Capt.	15.10.1945 (reld > 04.1946)

(10.1940)	-	(02.)1941	23rd Light Battery, No. 2 RM Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RM Group Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization (1) [captured in Crete]
1941	-	1945	POW in German captivity (Oflag VIIB, Eichstätt)
1945?	-	(04.1946)	attached, HQ Training Groups, RM, Devon

Davis,
Peter George
"Pug"
P.G. Davis

Second son of Capt. Solomon A. "Solly" Davis, MC, 4th London Regiment, and Iris Marjorie Pinto, of 70 Canfield Gardens, London NW6.
Married ((12?).1952, St Marylebone district, London) Janet Rowson, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Harry Rowson, of London; two sons.

09.12.1923
Paddington, West London
-
18.08.2011

Mne.	? [CH/X 107528]
T/2nd Lt.	1943?
A/T/Lt.	28.03.1944, seniority 10.02.1944
T/Lt.	03.03.1944
Lt.	1946/47?, seniority 03.07.1944
Capt.	03.07.1952
Maj.	30.06.1960
local Lt.Col.	03.08.1961-08.09.1962, 13.05.1968-29.06.1968
Lt.Col.	30.06.1968 (retd 09.12.1971)

DSC

13.03.1945

Commando operations & rescue Dalmatia (Adriatic) 06.44 [investiture 22.06.45]

Education: Highgate School, London (09.1937-11.1941).

14.11.1943	-	(01.)1945	HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty)
(1944)			561st LCA Flotilla (DSC)
?	-	(07.1945)	RM Boom Patrol Defence Unit
?	-	(04.1946)	Officer Cadet Training Unit RM
1947	-	(05.1949)	Officer Commandng, RM Boom Patrol Detachment
(05.1950)			HMS Royal Prince (RN parent ship, Krefeld, Germany) *
20.05.1952	-	(07.1954)	42 Commando RM (3rd Commando Brigade RM)
(04.1955)	-	(01.1956)	Amphibious School RM
?	-	(01.)1957	RM Barracks, Eastney
25.02.1957	-	(01.)1959	Staff RM Officer & Staff Officer (Intelligence) on staff of Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers [HMS Eagle]
29.06.1959	-	(07.1961)	Officer Commanding, Special Boat Company, Joint Services Amphibious Warfare Centre (Poole, Dorset)
1961	-	?	HMS Saker (for duty with British Defence Staffs)
?	-	(02.1963)	40 Commando RM
?	-	(02.1964)	Plymouth Group RM
?	-	(02.)1968	Amphibious Training Unit RM
13.05.1968	-	(02.1969)	Training Wing (RN, RM & USMC), Joint Warfare Establishment
?	-	(08.1971)	RM Barracks, Eastney

Day,
Jeremy John
J.J. Day

09.10.1921
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12.2004 still alive

2nd Lt.	01.01.1940
Lt.	14.06.1941
A/Capt.	17.07.1944-29.10.1944, 20.12.1944-(01.1946)
Capt.	14.06.1949
Maj.	30.06.1957
Lt.Col.	30.06.1962
Col.	31.12.1966 (retd 09.10.1971)

	CBE	13.06.1970	HM's birthday 70
	MID	19.10.1951	Malaya 51

(04.1940)	-	(02.1941)	course for Probationary Second Lieutenant, RM, Portsmouth
03.09.1941	-	(10.)1943	HMS Warspite (battleship)
(12.1943)			RM Training Group, Dalditch
(04.1944)			Depôt RM, Deal
16.04.1944	-	(07.1945)	HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty)
(04.1946)	-	(07.1948)	School of Signals, Royal Marines
(05.1950)	-	(1951)	HQ 3rd Commando Brigade RM (Malaya)
09.02.1953	-	(01.1956)	General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3) (SD), General Staff, HQ Staff, Royal Marines (London)
05.10.1959	-	(07.1961)	HMS President (for duty with the Ministry of Defence)
26.11.1962	-	(02.1963)	Second-in-Command, Infantry Training Centre, Royal Marines
(02.1968)			Drafting, Pay and Records Office, Royal Marines
27.01.1969	-	(02.1969)	"A" Staff, Commandant General Royal Marines, Navy Department
30.03.1970	-	09.10.1971	also: RM ADC to the Queen

de Berry,
Hubert Arthur Phayre
H.A.P. de Berry (Photo courtesy of Mr Dominic Walsh)

(03?).1898
Bedford, Bedfordshire
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22.06.1974
Southsea, Hampshire

A/Lt.	?
Capt.	16.10.1921 (retd 13.01.1938; under Order in Council 21.04.1922)
A/Maj.	31.07.1943

MID

23.07.1918

Zeebrugge raid 22/23.04.18

20.09.1916			transferred to RM Light Infantry (RMLI)
(04.1918)			OC No. 7 Platoon RMLI (Zeebrugge raid 22/23/04.18)
09.11.1921	-	(08.1923)	HMS Dunedin (light cruiser)
10.10.1924	-	(05.1926)	HMS Hawkins (cruiser) (China) *
04.09.1928	-	(02.1931)	HMS Emerald (cruiser) (East Indies)
06.10.1931	-	(09.)1932	HMS Norfolk (cruiser) (Home Fleet)
14.11.1932	-	(01.1934)	HMS Berwick (cruiser) (China)
(07.1935)	-	(02.1936)	Chatham Division, RM
02.09.1936	-	(07.1937)	HMS Resolution (battleship) (Home Fleet)
?	-	(04.1940)	2nd RM Battalion, RM Brigade
?	-	(02.1941)	2nd RM Battalion, 102nd RM Brigade
?	-	(12.1941)	Company Commander No. 2 Company, Royal Marine Division Reinforcement Depot (Hayling Island)
(08.1942)	-	(02.1943)	104th RM Brigade
(06.1943)	-	(12.1943)	RM Training Group Dalditch
(04.1944)	-	(07.1945)	RM Training Group Wales (gibraltar Camp, Llanegryn, Towyn)
?	-	(07.1945)	Second-in-Command, RM Commando (Training) Unit

* (07.1927) still indexed, but no longer listed as such

Denny,
Harold Mott
H.M. Denny

Son of Frederick Denny, and Marie Elizabeth Mott.
Married (15.04.1944) Esme Webb.

24.05.1912
Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex
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18.10.1996
Johannesburg, South Africa

T/2nd Lt.	24.08.1941
T/Lt.	24.02.1942
T/A/Capt.	24.02.1945 (reld < 04.1946)

			joined RM (initially stationed at Eastney, being attached to the Portsmouth Division RM)
			served in Egypt, Ceylon & NW Europe
(12.1941)	-	(04.)1944	Air Defence Brigade, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization (1) (initially with the Brigade staff, later possibly with 1st RM Anti-Aircraft Regiment)
(06.)1944)	-	(07.1945)	Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, 5th RM Anti-Aircraft Brigade

Dickie,
Matthew
M. Dickie (Photo courtesy of Mrs Anne Morrison)

06.07.1923
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
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24.08.1999
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Cpl.	? [CH/X 108533]
T/2nd Lt.	06.12.1943
T/Lt.	06.05.1944 (reld > 04.1946)

23.05.1943			joined RM (Lympstone)
?	-	(12.)1943	RM Depot, Deal
05.12.1943	-	(01.)1945	HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty) (mainly Mediterranean [Messina])
1945	-	(07.)1945	RM Reinforcement Holding Unit
25.07.1945	-	(04.1946)	HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty)

Dimond,
Ernest Alfred
E.A. Dimond (Photo courtesy of Mr Dominic Walsh)

Married (11.11.1911) Agnes Elizabeth ... (1881-1957).
Residence: (1929) Harlesdon, (1932) Mitcham.

12.08.1890
Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire
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24.09.1950
Stepney, Greater London, Middlesex

Private	13.01.1908
Corporal	25.04.1913
Sergeant	12.08.1917
Colour Sergeant	09.12.1923 (retd 11.08.1929) (re-activated 03.11.1939)
T/Superintending Clerk	30.03.1942
T/Lt. (Quartermaster)	10.01.1943
A/T/Capt. (QM)	05.05.1945 (reld < 04.1946)

14\|15 St	19.09.1920	?
BWM 14\|20	22.04.1921	?
VM	22.04.1921	?
Def M	?	?
WM 39\|45	?	?
39-45 St	?	?
Fr&Ge St	?	?
Afr St	?	?
LSGC	21.10.1923	?

12.01.1908			enlisted Royal Marines, Gosport
13.01.1908	-	16.12.1908	RM Regimental Depot, Deal
17.12.1908	-	31.10.1909	Portsmouth Division, RM
01.11.1909	-	30.10.1911	HMS Venerable (battleship)
31.10.1911	-	12.07.1914	Portsmouth Division, RM
13.07.1914	-	24.07.1914	HMS Good Hope (cruiser)
25.07.1914	-	27.07.1914	Portsmouth Division, RM
28.07.1914	-	17.03.1915	HMS Irresistible (battleship) (sunk at the Dardanelles by a mine)
18.03.1915	-	19.03.1915	HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship)
20.03.1915	-	27.03.1915	HMS Blenheim (cruiser)
28.03.1915	-	16.09.1915	HMS Ark Royal (aircraft carrier)
17.09.1915	-	12.10.1916	HMS Europa (cruiser)
13.10.1916	-	16.09.1917	HMS Forward (cruiser)
17.09.1917	-	15.07.1918	Portsmouth Division, RM [8 Platoon RM Light Infantry at HMS Vindictive (Zeebrugge raid, 22/23.04.1918)]
16.07.1918	-	04.05.1923	[E.L. ?] Deal
05.05.1923	-	08.06.1923	Portsmouth Division, RM
09.06.1923	-	11.05.1924	HMS Barham (battleship)
12.05.1924	-	29.09.1924	Portsmouth Division, RM
30.09.1924	-	11.08.1929	RM Depot, Deal
28.09.1938	-	03.10.1938	mobilized Portsmouth Division, RM (Sudetenland emergency)
03.11.1939	-	09.01.1940	Portsmouth Division, RM
10.01.1940	-	19.08.1940	RM Depot, Deal
20.08.1940	-	17.07.1941	Portsmouth Division, RM
18.07.1941	-	(08.1942)	Home Base Ledger Office, RM
(02.1943)	-	(06.1944)	RM Group Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization (MNBDO) (2)
?	-	(07.1945)	General HQ, 2nd Echelon, 21st Army Group [borne on Portsmouth Division, RM]

Donald,
Frederick George Gordon
F.G.G. Donald

Married (14.08.1932, Willesden district, Middlesex) Kathleen N. Pearce; one daughter.

24.08.1904
Leyton, West Ham district, London
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30.04.1982
Shaftesbury, North Dorset

T/2nd Lt.	26.03.1943
T/Lt.	26.09.1943 (reld 20.04.1946)

(06.1943)	-	(06.)1944	No. 1 Company, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization 1 (MNBDO(1)) [Colombo, Ceylon?]
(10.1944)			no appointment listed
?	-	(01.1945)	Chatham Division RM
(04.)1945	-	(07.1945)	Camp Commandant, 117th RM Infantry Brigade

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