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    In My Own Words - Podcast
    Si Biggs
    • 9 hours ago
    • 1 min

    In My Own Words - Podcast

    In My Own Words - In Our Own Words In the first section of this podcast In My Own Words Tony Sicklemore tells of his experiences with 42...
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    SBS - The first air-to-ship storming of a hostile vessel in military history
    Si Biggs
    • May 9
    • 4 min

    SBS - The first air-to-ship storming of a hostile vessel in military history

    Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 9 May 1982 Her Majesty's...
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    In Our Own Words - 42 Commando in the Falklands War
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    In Our Own Words - 42 Commando in the Falklands War

    Thirty eight former members of Lima Company Group, 42 Commando Royal Marines as well as four others having connections with Lima Company,...
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    RM Band Service - SS Uganda - Falklands War
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    RM Band Service - SS Uganda - Falklands War

    Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 12th May 1982 Royal...
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    Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer; 40 decades of War and Peace (Keeping) Pt1
    Si Biggs
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer; 40 decades of War and Peace (Keeping) Pt1

    Please listen to my latest podcast, and interview with Mike Samuelson. Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer: Lympstone to N Iraq via...
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    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982

    Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: The Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 11 - 12 June 1982...
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    The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982

    Image F4 conducting a work up exercise in English Bay Ascension Island With the British Army’s 5 Brigade separated from their vital...
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    Sgt Kiwi Hunt SBS Memorial
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sgt Kiwi Hunt SBS Memorial

    HUNT, Ian Nicholas Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Number: P030085W Born: Tuesday, December 1, 1953 Died : Wednesday, June...
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    Battle for the Falklands - Double DFC's at Goose Green - 28th May 1982
    Si Biggs
    • May 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Battle for the Falklands - Double DFC's at Goose Green - 28th May 1982

    On Friday 28th May 1982, the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was engaged in fierce fighting to take enemy positions in the area...
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    NGS in Fox Bay - SBS and 148 Bty
    Si Biggs
    • May 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    NGS in Fox Bay - SBS and 148 Bty

    Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Knob Island, Fox Bay Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 26 May 1982 SBS Operations -...
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    Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982
    Si Biggs
    • May 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982

    The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...
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    SBS Operations - East Falklands - Fanning Head
    Si Biggs
    • May 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    SBS Operations - East Falklands - Fanning Head

    Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 20/ 21 May 1982 Of concern to the...
    190 views0 comments
    40 Cdo Accept the Surrender at Port Howard and Mine Clearance
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    40 Cdo Accept the Surrender at Port Howard and Mine Clearance

    In 1982, following the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands, 40 Commando deployed on Operation Corporate as part of 3 Cdo Bde. On...
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    Battle for the Falklands - The Skirmish at Top Malo House - 31 May 1982
    Si Biggs
    • May 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Battle for the Falklands - The Skirmish at Top Malo House - 31 May 1982

    The Skirmish at Top Malo House was fought on 31 May 1982 during the Falklands War, between 1st Assault Section Argentine Special Forces...
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    NGS in Fox Bay - SBS and 148 Bty
    Si Biggs
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    NGS in Fox Bay - SBS and 148 Bty

    Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Knob Island, Fox Bay Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 26 May 1982 SBS Operations -...
    129 views0 comments
    Loss of 2 Gazelle and 3 crew from 3 BAS - San Carlos Water
    Si Biggs
    • May 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Loss of 2 Gazelle and 3 crew from 3 BAS - San Carlos Water

    3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines (3 BAS) deployed six Scout and nine Gazelle helicopters to the Falklands, commanded by...
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    Operation Paraquet - Recapture of South Georgia
    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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    SAS Raid on Cortley Ridge - Supported by SBS and 1st Raiding Squadron
    SImon Biggs
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 7 min

    SAS Raid on Cortley Ridge - Supported by SBS and 1st Raiding Squadron

    Cedric Delves commanded D Squadron, 22 SAS, in the Falklands. As the campaign to retake the islands reached its climax in June 1982, with...
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    Argentine surrender in the Falklands War - The Surrender Document
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Argentine surrender in the Falklands War - The Surrender Document

    At 2100 hours on 14 June 1982, the commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to the Major...
    450 views2 comments
    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982
    Simon 'Peters' Biggs
    • Jun 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982

    Following K Coy's helicopter flight forward on to Mount Kent over the night of Sunday 30th May to join D Sqn SAS, the rest of 42 Cdo...
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