PRINCIPLE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE RND

The following is the list of main engagements and Deployments of theRND as a whole.

1914

 4th October - Defence of Antwerp-Royal Marine Brigade sent to defend Antwerp

 6th-9th October- Defence of Antwerp- The Rest of the RND were dispatched and joined the Royal Marines on the 6th October. The RND were withdrawn to England on the 11th October, Virtually a whole brigade was lost in the Withdrawl due to a controversial cock up, most crossed the border into Holland and spent the war interned, some were taken Prisoner including many Marines of the Protsmouth Battalion who were acting as rear guard. The overall loss was in the order of 1500men. This caused much anger in parliment.

1915

25th&26th April   - Landing at Cape Helles ( done by Plymouth and Anson Bttn's att to 29th Div). The remainder of the RND stayed on ship

28th April - First battle of Krithia (2nd RN Brigade, Plymouth and Drake Bttns)

1st and 2nd May - Eski Hissarlik (2nd RN brigade, Plymouth and Drake Bttn)

6th-8th May - Second Battle of Krithia

28th April-12th May Defence of Anzac ( RM Brigade minus Plymouth Bttn, plus Deal and Nelson Bttns, 1st Aust Div upto 1st May, then NZ and Aust Div)

2nd May - The Chessboard (RM Brig minus Plymouth Bttn, Deal and Nelson Bttns [all att to ANZAC corps])

4th June -  Third Battle of Krithia (RND)- In this a action the RND suffered Grieviously.

1916

7th -8th/9th January - Evacuation of Helles (RND)

The RND was then dispersed in the Aegean and Salonica on mixed Garrison duties and was gradually broken down with many men returning to sea service via Corfu, the politicians in London decided then that the RND should live and it was put under War Office cont