Anglo Boer War

Surname

Forename

Rank

Notes

Unit

Marriott

John Samuel

264

Private

Source: Nominal roll in WO127

Imperial Light Infantry

Marriott

John Whitely

Private

QSA (1)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Defence of Kimberley

Kimberley TG

Marriott

2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Northamptonshire Regiment

Marriott

R G A

Captain

Wounded. Kitchener's Kopje, 23 February 1900
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

(Buffs) East Kent Regiment

Marriott

Reginald Adams

Captain

MARRIOTT, REGINALD ADAMS, Captain and Brevet Major, was born in November 1857; joined the Royal Marine Artillery in October 1875. He served on HMS Monarch, and during the French operations at Tunis was employed as Secretary to the Sfax Commission. On the Institution of the Distinguished Service Order, Captain Marriott was selected specially for services rendered before the bombardment of Alexandria, when he inspected the Mex Forts in the guise of an Italian ship's stoker; for work in the Consulate at Alexandria before and during the massacre; and generally for the excellence of the training and special equipment of the Egyptian Camel Corps, which acted as Mounted Infantry for the River Column in the Gordon Relief Expedition. Captain Marriott was of the first landing party directly after the bombardment, and his Order was given him partly for work done before that, so he could certainly claim to be one of the very first Companions of the Distinguished Service Order. He afterwards served with the Royal Marine Battalion at Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir, being mentioned in Despatches. He joined the Egyptian Army from the day of its formation, and was first Drill and Musketry Instructor to the native recruits, and subsequently organized and commanded the Egyptian Camel Corps in the Nile Expedition, 1885-80. Colonel Andrew Haggard describes on page 388 of 'Under Crescent and Star' how, "although Marriott and Smith-Dorrien, both Egyptians, pushed on with both the Egyptian and British Camel Corps and Mounted Infantry, and captured nine of the enemy's barges laden with arms and food, Abri was as far as the remainder of the troops went up the Nile. In fact, the advance on Abri ended the campaign". He was given the Brevet of Major 23 March 1886; was mentioned in Despatches, and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 26 November 1886]: "Reginald Adams Marriott, Captain and Brevet Major, Royal Marine Artillery. For the action at Ginniss". The Insignia of the Order were presented to him by Queen Victoria on the first occasion of the Investiture of the Order 17 December 1886. He was afterwards invited with others to breakfast at Osborne, where they signed their names in the Queen's birthday-book. Captain Marriott, for his services in Egypt, also received the Medal with four clasps, the 4th Class Osmanieh and the 5th Class Medjidie. He was in the Naval Intelligence Department for five years, from its formation in 1887. After Major Marriott's retirement from the Royal Marine Artillery on 2 August 1891, he joined HM Prison Service, and has been Governor of Lincoln, Chelmsford and Lewes Prisons. He was sent to the Intelligence Department of the Admiralty during the war. He was an acknowledged linguist, and has written on natural science, championing General Drayson's discovery in astronomy, in ‘The Change of Climate and its Cause', ‘The Glacial Epoch Explained', and other pamphlets on geology and kindred subjects.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)

Royal Marine Artillery

Marriott

Richard George Armine

Captain

MARRIOTT, RICHARD GEORGE ARMINE, Captain, was born 26 January 1867, son of Humphrey R G Marriott, of Abbot's Hall, Shalford, Essex, and of Edith Alice Smyth, youngest daughter of Thomas White, JP, DL, of Wethersfield, Essex, and of Colchester. He was educated at Harrow; was gazetted to the Buffs 4 May 1887; was promoted Lieutenant 1 April 1890; and Captain 25 June 1896. He served in South Africa, 1899-1902; was present at the Relief of Kimberley, and at operations in the Orange Free State in February and May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 23 February) (severely wounded); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900. He was Commandant at Pienaar's Poort; operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902. Captain Marriott was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901], received the Queen's Medal with three clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Richard George Armine Marriott, Captain, East Kent Regiment. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 18 December 1902; the Warrant sent 17 January 1903. He was promoted Major 26 August 1906; retired and entered the Reserve of Officers 28 August 1907. He was a JP for Essex. Major Marriott married, in 1912, Eileen Anita, eldest daughter of Brigadier General Robert Albert Hickson, CB, late of The Buffs, and of Ballytaggart, County Kerry, and of his wife, Annette Emilie, youngest daughter of T W Younghusband, of Bamburgh, Northumberland, and they had three daughters and one son.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)

(Buffs) East Kent Regiment

Marriott

Richard John

303

Private

Source: QSA Medal Rolls

5th Company, 2nd Btn, IY

Marriott

Late District Mounted Rifles
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Frontier Light Horse

Marriott

Late District Mounted Rifles
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls