Other Medals: Egypt with clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, El Teb, Tamai , Abu Klea and Suakin. KSA clasps, Talana Hill and Ladysmith, QSA 5 clasps, 1914-15 Star; WM; VM.
Location of Medals: Not publicly held.
Record of Service: 1880 - 1915.

Personal: Eldest son of Sir William Henry Marling, Baronet of Stanley Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire, was born 6 March 1861 and educated at Harrow and the R.M.C Sandhurst. On 11 August 1880 he was gazetted to a 2nd Lieutenancy in the 3rd Battn. 60th Rifles, and served with the Regiment throughout the Boer War of 1880-81, being present at Sir George Colley's disastrous attack on Laing's Nek and the severe conflict on the Ingogo River. Having obtained promotion to Lieutenant on 1 July 1882, he participated in the fighting round Alexandria, the affair at Tel-el-Mahuta, the brilliant action at Kassassin on 9 September for which he received the Medal with clasp and the Khedive's Star. In 1884 Lieut. Marling served with the Mounted Infantry in the Soudan Expedition, and was again actively engaged, taking part in Sir Gerald Graham's fine victory at El Teb on 29 February, the relief of Tokar, the battle of Tamai and the affair at Tamanib. For his gallant conduct he was twice mentioned in Despatches, received two more clasps to his medal and was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of gallantry at Tamai.

Later in 1884 and in part of 1885, he took part with the Camel Corps in the Nile Expedition for the relief of General Gordon and was present at the fighting in the Bayuda Desert, the actions near the Abu Klea Wells (where the intrepid Burnaby lost his life) and at Abu Kru; the engagements at El Gubat and Metammeh, the second action at Abu Klea, and, in fact, all the Desert operations under the late Sir Herbert Stewart, for which he received two further clasps, making five in all. In Oct 1885, Lieut. Marling was made a local Captain, and given the command of a company of Mounted Infantry in Egypt, which he commanded till February 1887. For his services in Egypt, HRH The Duke of Cambridge specially promoted him to a troop in the 18th Hussars, which he joined in March 1887. In 1889 Capt Marling proceeded to India with the 18th Hussars and, except for a year, when he was Adjutant of the West Somerset Yeomanry, he served in India till 1895. On 12 August 1896, Capt Marling received his Majority. In 1896 he was selected for the command of Regimental Depot at Canterbury which post he held till 1898.