Membership

Membership is open to all and existing members include serving and retired Royal Marines, family and military historians, militaria collectors, cadets and many friends of the Corps. We all have in common a desire to see the heritage and history of the Royal Marines protected and shared. Membership is open to anyone with a genuine interest in Corps history, at present there are approximately 340 members.  The Society is governed by a voluntary council with six members elected from the membership, an appointed Honorary Editor, Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Secretary as well as a representative of the Royal Marines Museum and the Commandant General Royal Marines.

The Society’s Annual Dinner is usually held in Portsmouth, with some 60 members and their guests enjoying an excellent dinner. The Annual General Meeting which is also usually held in Portsmouth serves as a social occasion with a lunch and a talk by a guest speaker.

Over the years the Society has published some 60 Special Publications covering a wide variety of subjects with several more in the pipeline all written by members of the Society.

You can apply to join the RMHS by filling in the form below.

Digital Membership is available worldwide and is only £28 a year. You get two editions of the Sheet Anchor, our journal, via email as well as 50% discount on the cover price of our special publications as well as an invitation to our members only Facebook group and we are developing dedicated access to our digital resources online.

Print membership is £40 for the UK and £70 overseas. You get all the benefits of digital membership and also receive hard copies of all our publications.

Each year we also produce one or two publications that are on a particular detailed and well researched topic. We also produce regular newsletters and hold meetings and webinars. Members also have access to our library and digital archive in Portsmouth.