Information 48 1. Records of the births marriages and deaths of marines' wives and children were kept separately by each Division. These registers list the marine's name and rank, and under the heading Disposal some information on posting from the Division to a ship or station. A copy is held in the Microfilm Reading Room.
Original records are as yet unavailable.
The Royal Hospital at Greenwich was founded to aid both the Royal Navy and the Marines, and therefore the records for Marines' pensions are generally the same as for the Navy. Court martial registers are closed for 75 years from the last date on the file. Compiled by the Marine Pay Office, these records contain no personal information, but list men by Company and may give clues to other sources. Those for commando units are to some extent duplicated by those in DEFE 2 . Further Reading C Field, Britain's Sea Soldiers , vols.