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Frederick Mallen
Private PO/91(S)
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Frederick Mallen died on Saturday 4 November 1916, and was buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART, Somme, France.
Private Mallen was one of "Kitcheners Marines", who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt) to the RMLI.
"600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI, and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY/200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters, 200 of which were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited, and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1(S) to CH/200(S)."
Notts Free Press - Sutton's Roll of Honour - 10th January
1919
Mallen, Private Frederick, R.M.L.I.
Research by Heather Faulkes
Details of "Kitcheners Marines" kindly supplied by Des Turner