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Operation Valentine - Occupation of the Faroe Islands
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Faroe Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 13th April 1940 Occupation of...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 10, 2022
- 1 min
Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Gallipoli peninsula Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: April 1915 - January 1916 84...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 9, 2022
- 3 min
HMS Hermes Sunk by Dive Bombers
After the raid on Colombo by the Japanese aircraft carriers on 5 April, known as the Easter Sunday Raid, Hermes and Vampire were sent to...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 4, 2022
- 6 min
Sinking of the Cornwall & Dorsetshire 45 Royal Marines Lost
On 2 April, Cornwall and her half sister, Dorsetshire, were detached from the fleet, Dorsetshire to resume an interrupted refit and...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Major AJ Wright - Flying Shark Teeth
Seafire Mk.IIC, MB218/S-A, pilot Major AJ. Wright, RM, No. 809 NAS, HMS Unicorn, September 1943. MB218 was produced by Supermarine. It...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
Boarding and Capture of 7 Merchants under the Spanish Guns
Blockade duties around Cadiz were still being carried out by the Royal Navy over two years since Trafalgar. The intention was the same as...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
Major Frederick William Lumsden RMA - VC
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 4 April 1917 Brigadier General...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 14, 2022
- 18 min
539 ASRM - A Genesis
539 ASRM (Assault Squadron Royal Marines) now 539 Raiding Squadron is a unique unit, for those of us that were privileged to have served...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 12, 2022
- 3 min
47 Commando - Final Operations in Holland
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 March - 7 April 1945 On the 12...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
Captain Edward Banford RMLI - Victoria Cross - Zeebrugge
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 23 April 1918 Bamford was 30 years...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter RM - Victoria Cross
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 9 April 1945 Hunter was 21 years old,...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
42 Cdo run 2 COVID Testing Centres
Royal Marines have helped key workers in the South-West test for coronavirus as they ran two mobile centres. Personnel from 42 Commando...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
Lance Corporal Parker RMLI VC - Gallipoli
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Gallipoli Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 30 April 1915 In April 1915, the...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Royal Marines in Gallipoli - 28 April 1915
Gallipoli - 28 April 1915 Royal Marines were involved in both the initial, unopposed, landings on the peninsula and the subsequent...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina) - New Zealand
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: New Zealand Period/ Conflict: The New Zealand wars Year: 1864 Date/s: 29th April 1864 On 26...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 25, 2020
- 4 min
Operation Paraquet - Recapture of South Georgia
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: South Georgia Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 25 April 1982 South Georgia ...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Raid on Zeebrugge - 23 April 1918 - 'For England and St George!'
Mounted by two thousand men of the 4th Battalion Royal Marines and Royal Navy under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. The...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
11th Bn Royal Marines - Operation Lighter - Crete
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Koufonisi Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 16 April 1942 The 11th Battalion...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Operation Valentine- Occupation of the Faroe Isles
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Faroe Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 13th April 1940 The British...
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Simon Biggs
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Operation Banner - Roll of Honour
Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the...
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