A list of downloadable research documents at the Royal Marines Museum

Research documents from the Royal Marines Museum Archive & Library

Family or military research into the Royal Marines

Many people are interested in research into the Royal Marines, or family who have served within the Corps. Listed below are a range of downloadable documents in PDF format, provided by the Museum's Archivist to assist those wishing to undertake research.

Please browse the section below for relevant documents and click on the title to view.

Click on the links below to download important information about the Museum...

All documents on this page require Adobe Reader, freely available from Adobe. On offer are the following documents:

A Short History Of The Royal Marine Artillery 1804-1923

Abbreviations Found In RM Service Records

Bellisle 1761

Brief Chronology of Marines History 1664-2003

Canteen

Commando Tests 1940-1987

Complements of Marines on Ships

Dieppe 1942

Dress Table Royal Marines 1945

Evolution of the RM Band Service

Evolution of the Royal Marines

How to find a Royal Marine's Division at the National Archives

Identifying RM Service Numbers

Locations of Marine Regiments before 1755

Marines Aboard Ship

Marines Unforms

Naval Shore Establishments found on RM service records

Ranks & Insignia

Research Contacts & Website Links

RM Bands

RM Companies 1776-1860

RM Unit Histories 1919-1997

Royal Marine Division Companies 1776 - 1860

Royal Marine Engineers 1939-45

Royal Marine Submarine Miners 1914-19

Royal Marines Service Papers Coded Forms

Royal Marines & Fort Cumberland

Royal Marines & Landing Craft

Royal Marines In Combined Operations 1939-45

Royal Marines Service Papers at The Fleet Air Arm Museum

Selected Bibliography

Suez 1956

The Crest,Colours,Beret,Nicknames & Prayers of the Royal Marines

The Formation of Commandos

The Royal Marines (1915) by E Charles Vivian

Tracing RM Service Records At The National Archives

Victoria Crosses of the Royal Marines