Royal Marines

First World War Campaigns

The Royal Marines were involved in

1914. Thursday 27th August – Monday 31st August. The Ostende campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1914. Sunday19th September – Wednesday 30th September. The Dunkirk campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1914. September – October 1915. Royal Marines afloat were involved in the Cameroons.
1914. Sunday 4th October – Monday 12th October. The Relief of Antwerp campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1914.. November. The Battle off the coast of Arabia involving the Royal Marines afloat.

1914.. Tuesday 8th December. The Battle of the Falkland Islands involving the Royal Marines afloat.

1914. Sunday 24th January. The Battle near the Dogger Bank involving the Royal Marines afloat.

1915. January. The Battle off the coast of Syria involving the Royal Marines afloat.

1915. Friday 19th February. The Bombardment of the Dardenelles Forts involving the Royal Marines afloat.

1915. Wednesday 10th March – Saturday 13th March. The Battle of Neuve Chapelle involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and The Royal Marines Artillery.

1915. Sunday 25th April – Monday 26th April. The Gulf of Xeros campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. Sunday 25th April – Monday 26th April. The Landing at Cape Helles campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915.Wednesday 28th April -12th May. The Defence of Anzac campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. April. The first battle of Krithia campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. Saturday 1st May – Sunday 2nd May. The Battle of Eski Hissarilk campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. Sunday 2nd May. The Chessboard campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915.Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th May. The 2nd Battle of Krithia campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. Saturday 8th May. The Battle of Neuve Chapelle involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1915. Sunday 9th May. The Battle of Aubers Ridge involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1915. Saturday 15th May. The Battle of F’Estubert involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1915. Friday 4th June. The 3rd Battle of Krthia campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1915. June. Royal Marines afloat were involved at Dilwar.

1915. Saturday 25th September. – Friday 8th October. The Battle of Loos involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1915. September. Royal Marines afloat were involved at Bushire.

1915. November. Royal Marines afloat were involved in the Persian Gulf.

1916. Friday 7th January. The Evacuation of Helles campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1916. April. The Royal Marines afloat were involved at Smyrna.

1916.. Sunday 21st May. The German attack on Vimy Ridge involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Saturday 31st May. Royal Marines afloat were involved in the Battle of Jutland.

1916. Saturday 1st July – Thursday 13th July. The Battle of Albert. involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Friday 14th July – 17th July. The battle of Bazentin Ridge involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Saturday 15th July – Sunday 3rd September. The battle of Delville Wood involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916.Sunday 23rd July – Sunday 3rd September.The Battle of Pozieres involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. August – September. The Royal Marines afloat were involved off the east coast of Africa.

1916. Sunday 3th September – Wednesday 6th September. The Battle of Guillemont involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Saturday 9th September. The Battle of Ginchy involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Friday 15th September – Friday 22nd September. The Battle of Fliers-Courcellette involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Monday 25th September – Thursday 28th September. The Battle of Morval involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1916. Monday13th – 18th November. The Battle of the Somme involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1916. Monday 13th November – Wednesday 15th November. The Battle of Ancore campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1916. December. The Royal Marines afloat were involved in Greece.

1917. January. Royal Marines afloat were involved at Salif.

1917. Saturday 20th January – Saturday 27th February. Operations on the Ancre campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. Saturday 17th February – Sunday 18th February. The Battle of Miraumont campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. Monday 9th April – Saturday 14th April. The 1st Battle of the Scarpe, involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Monday 23rd April – Sunday 29th April. The Battle of Arras campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. Monday 23rd April – Tuesday 24th April. The 2nd Battle of Scarpe campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. Saturday 28th – 29th April. The Battle of Arieux campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Thursday 3rd May – Friday 4th May. The 3rd Battle of the Scarpe involving the Royal Marines Atillery.

1917. Thursday 3rd May –Sunday 17th May. The Battle of Bullecourt involving the Royal Marines Atillery.

1917. Tuesday 29th May – Saturday16th June. Action in the Hindenberge Line involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Sunday 3rd June – Monday 25th June. The Battle of Souchez River involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Thursday 7th June. The Battle of Messines involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Saturday 23rd June. The Capture of Oppy Wood involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Tuesday 26th June – 29th June. The Capture of Avrion involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Tuesday10th July – 11th July. The Germans attack on Nieuport involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Tuesday 31st July – Thursday 2nd August. The battle of Pilckem Ridge involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Wednesday 15th August – Saturday 25th August. The Battle for Hill 70 involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Thursday 16th August – Saturday 18th August. The Battle of Langemarck involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. August. Royal Marines afloat were involved in the West Indies.

1917. Thursday 20th September – Tuesday 25th September. The Battle of Menin Road involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Thursday 4th October. The Battle of Broodseinde involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917.Tuesday 9th October. The Battle of Poelcapelle involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Friday 12th October. The 1st Battle of Passchendaele involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Friday 26th October – Saturday 10th November. The 3rd Battle of Yprescampaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery. involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Friday 26th October – 5th November. The 2nd Battle of Passchendale campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. Sunday 30th November. The Battle of Cambrai campaign involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1917. Sunday 30st December – Monday 31st December. The Battle of Welch Ridge campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1917. – 1918. North Russia – Murmansk involving the 6th Battalion.

1917 – 1921. The Aegean campaign involving the 3rd Royal Marines Battalion.

1917. Royal Marines afloat were involved at St Helena.

1918. Thursday 21st March Friday 5th April. 1st Battle of the Somme campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Thursday 21st March – Saturday 23rd March. The Battle of St Quentine campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Sunday 24th March – Monday 25th March. The 1st Battle of Bapaume campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Friday 5th April. The Battle of Ancre campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Wednesday 10th April. – Thursday 11th April. The Battle of Messines involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Tuesday 23rd April. The Raid on Zeebrugge involving the 4th Royal Marines Battalion.

1918. Monday 29th April. The Battle of Schepenberg involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Thursday 8th August – Friday 23rd August. The 2nd Battle of the Somme campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Sunday 18th August. The action at Outersteen Ridge involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. 21st August – 23rd August. The Battle of Albert campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Monday 26th August – 30th August. The Battle of the Scrape involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. 31st August – 3rd September. The 2nd Battle of Bapaume involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. August – July 1919. Royal Marines afloat were involved in the Caspian Sea.

1918. August – 3rd September. The 2nd Battle of Arras involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. 2nd September – 3rd September. The Droucourt-Queant line campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Thursday 12th September. The Battle of Havrincourt involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Wednesday 18th September. The Battle of Epehy involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Friday 27th September – Tuesday 8th October. The Hindenburg Line campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918.Friday 27th September – Tuesday 1st October. The Battle of Canal du Nord campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Saturday 28th September. The Battle of Ypres involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Sunday 29th September – 2nd October. The Battle of St Quentin Canal involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918.Tuesday 8th October. The Capture of Niergnies campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Tuesday 8th – Wednesday 9th October. The Battle of Cambrai involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Thursday 17th October. The Battle of the Selle involving the Royal Marines Artillery.

1918. Thursday 7th November – Monday 11th November. The advance in Picardy campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.

1918. Thursday 7th November. The battle of Grande Honnelle campaign involving the Royal Marines Light Infantry.