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Old 01-10-17, 03:57 PM
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Martyn

I believe the correct names were

Royal Marine Artillery
&
Royal Marines Light Infantry.

This is reflected in the spelling on the respective buttons (pictures attached below)

Small sized shoulder titles (approx. 12mm tall) were worn by officers and are found for the RMA, RMLI, RMB and RME, each in gilt or bronze.

Large titles (approx. 18mm tall) were used by other ranks and are found in gilt for SNCOs and gilding metal for others.

These were the titles worn in WWI and there was also RMLC for Royal Marine Labour Corps and RMSM for Royal Marine Submarine Miners but I have only ever seen these latter 2 units in the larger 18mm size. RM titles were not introduced until after the amalgamations of 1923. As GTB has stated some of the excess stock of RMLI & RMA shoulder titles were converted to RM by the removal of the excess letters and repositioning of the lug (example shown below)
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File Type: jpg The Royal Marine Artillery Button (KC)(Bronze)(Large).jpg (91.2 KB, 11 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Light Infantry Buttons (QVC)(GM)(Large)(x2).jpg (55.2 KB, 14 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marine Artillery Shoulder Title (GM)(Solid Top)(Large Size).jpg (49.5 KB, 5 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marine Engineers Shoulder Titles (GM)(x2).jpg (65.2 KB, 5 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Labour Corps Shoulder Titles (GM)(x2).jpg (73.9 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Light Infantry Shoulder Titles (GM).jpg (86.2 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Light Infantry Shoulder Title (Gilt)(Small Size).jpg (35.3 KB, 3 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Shoulder Titles (x2)(Small)(GM)(Converted RMLI)(Gaunt London).jpg (80.9 KB, 4 views)
File Type: jpg The Royal Marines Shoulder Titles (x2)(Small)(GM)(Converted RMLI)(Gaunt London)(Rear).jpg (68.8 KB, 12 views)
File Type: jpg 39 The Royal Marines Band Shoulder Titles (3 Types)(GM).jpg (79.5 KB, 6 views)
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