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When the war began, a Marine Brigade of four infantry battalions was formed from men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry and Royal Marine Artillery.The brigade was to be an Advanced Base Force, according to a pre-war plan to furnish the Admiralty with a means to take, fortify or defend temporary naval bases for fleet operations or the supply of army field forces.
62nd (2nd West Riding) Division 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division 63rd (Royal Naval) Division 64th (2nd Highland) Division 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division 68th (2nd Welsh) Division 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division 71st Division 72nd Division 73rd Division
63rd Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 63rd Division (Spain) 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division – British, World War I; 63rd (Royal Naval) Division – British, World War I; 63rd Infantry Division (United States) 63rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) Cavalry divisions. 63rd Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Armoured divisions. 63rd Tank ...
Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end, with the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division being in the area in Picardy. In April 1919, the 188th Brigade, along with the remainder of the 63rd Division, was demobilised and its sub-units consequently disbanded, other than 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment which was ...
Although men of the Royal Navy served on land in many areas throughout the world, the units listed below served as an infantry division in Gallipoli, Belgium and France (the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division).
It included two naval brigades and a brigade of Royal Marines, and fought in the defence of Antwerp in 1914, the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915, and the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Few naval personnel remained in the Division by July 1916, and it was redesignated as the 63rd Division. The division was demobilised in April 1919.
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world. It had 20 battleships and battlecruisers ready for service or under construction, twelve aircraft carriers, over 90 light and heavy cruisers, 70 submarines, over 100 destroyers as well as numerous escort ships, minelayers, minesweepers and 232 aircraft.
It was assigned to the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War. The brigade was first raised in August 1914. By April 1915 it was known as 2nd (Royal Naval) Brigade. In July 1915, the Brigade was broken up, then reformed on 2 August 1915 and re-designated 2nd Brigade. It was further re-designated ...