Throughout the Second World War, many with connections to Northern Ireland served in the Royal Marines, the Royal Navy's elite force of amphibious troops.
Royal Navy
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Marine Brian Hamilton of Lisburn, Co. Antrim served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. He died after the end of conflict on 2nd September 1947.
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John Francis Kelly served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. He died on 1st January 1943 aged 21 years old while serving on H.M.S. Fidelity.
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Marine Robert James Carson of Empire Drive, Belfast served in The Great War and the Second World War, with 22 years of service in the Royal Marines by 1941.
