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Royal Marines in August
Good day, Once again a hearty thankyou for opening this e mail, or blog post. Dits for August this month are many and varied, but there...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Royal Marines Land in Ostend 1914
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 27 August 1914 27th August - 31 September 1914...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 13
- 4 min
6th Bn. Royal Marines Light Infantry in North Russia
1919 Russian Intervention: The Royal Marine Field Force was withdrawn from Northern Russia in July 1919 & replaced by the 6th Battalion...
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- Aug 12
- 3 min
Formation of 3 Brigade Air Squadron (3 BAS)
Location: Sembawang, Singapore Period/ Conflict: 1960's Year: 1968 Date/s: 12th August 1968 Almost co-inciding with the Commando Carriers...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Commando Training Center Royal Marines - Lympstone
Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1960 Date/s: 1960 The training of commandos after...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Royal Marines Man Island Sea Forts
The Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United...
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- Aug 3
- 2 min
Invasion of Cuba
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Cuba Period/ Conflict: The War of Jenkins' Ear Year: 1741 Date/s: 4 August 1741 The invasion...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 31
- 3 min
James Louis Moulton
James Louis Moulton was born on 3 June 1906, the son of J. D. Moulton. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet, and...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
41 Cdo Form up for Korea
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 16th August 1950 41 Independent...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 13, 2022
- 3 min
Operation Dragoon - Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 15 August – 14 September 1944...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 11, 2022
- 4 min
Operation Pedestal - Royal Marines
“Many of these fine men and their ships were lost but the memory of their conduct will remain an inspiration to all who were privileged...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Winnie and Poo - Hellfire Corner
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Dover Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Having withdrawn in the Dunkirk evacuation and...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 6, 2022
- 6 min
Raid on Begu
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Begu Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1807 Date/s: 7th August The Spanish port of Begu...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
Bombardment of Algiers - Fighting Slavery
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Algiers Period/ Conflict: Slave Wars Year: 1816 Date/s: Sunday 27th August 1816 The bombardment...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
Landings on Long Island
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: North America Period/ Conflict: American Revolutionary War (1775–83) Year: 1776...
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- Aug 19, 2021
- 4 min
Operation Jubilee - Amphibious Raid on Dieppe - 19th August 1942
The Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid took...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Royal Marines Light Infantry - RMLI Action's in North Russia
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: Medvezhjya Gora Period/ Conflict: Year: 1919 Date/s: 17th August 1919 The 6th Battalion RM in action...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 15, 2021
- 1 min
VJ Day - Victory over Japan - Royal Marines in SE Asia & the Pacific
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. On August 9, the Soviet Union declared...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
HMS Nigeria Torpedoed
Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 12th August 1942 On 12 August...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
Landings at Jounieh with 1,500 Turks and Marines
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Lebanon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 11 August 1840 In June...
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