British Royal Marines Records Available Online

The service registers of about 110,000 seamen who joined the Royal Marines between 1842 and 1936 are now available to search (free) and download (for a fee) at the British National Archives website.

You may search under:

  • Surname
  • Given name
  • Register number
  • And date of enlistment

The researcher may find the names of ships and shore stations served on, details of conduct, medal entitlement and a lot more.

I searched on the surname, Canfield, and found two documents, both for the same fellow. Clicking on one of the two links, I got the following screen, with enough information that I was able to make a decision as to whether I wanted to go ahead and spend the 3.50 (£) for the document.
earnest-canfield

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