U nit/ Formation : Royal Marines Location : Muizenberg Period/ Conflict : 1700's Year : 1795 Date/s : 7 August 1795 This was a...

Unit/ Formation : His Majesty's Marine Forces Location : France Period/ Conflict : Year : 1793 Date/s : 27 August 1793 27th of August...

Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 1st August 1943 Formed on 1st August...

1895 - The Royal Marines were 15,005 ranks. Brass River and M'Weli There was more fighting on the West Coast of Africa in which the Royal...

Geoff Dyer was an inspiration to many young people and cannot express how I feel about Geoff’s passing. I had the privilege of sitting...

Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 19 August 1942 The Royal Marine Commando...

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...

Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 27 August 1914 27th August - 31 September 1914...

1919 Russian Intervention: The Royal Marine Field Force was withdrawn from Northern Russia in July 1919 & replaced by the 6th Battalion...

Location: Sembawang, Singapore Period/ Conflict: 1960's Year: 1968 Date/s: 12th August 1968 Almost co-inciding with the Commando Carriers...

Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1960 Date/s: 1960 The training of commandos after...

The Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Cuba Period/ Conflict: The War of Jenkins' Ear Year: 1741 Date/s: 4 August 1741 The invasion...

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...

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 16th August 1950 41 Independent...

Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 15 August – 14 September 1944...

“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...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Dover Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Having withdrawn in the Dunkirk evacuation and...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Begu Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1807 Date/s: 7th August The Spanish port of Begu...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Algiers Period/ Conflict: Slave Wars Year: 1816 Date/s: Sunday 27th August 1816 The bombardment...