SS Dalewood torpedoed - loss of 2 RMLI crew
26th February 1918 SS Dalewood, Admiralty-hired collier, torpedoed and sunk by U.105 in Irish Sea off the Isle of Man whilst transfering...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Cpl Reginald Campbell - KIA Sarawak
1964 Corporal Reginald CHAPPELL: Service Number RM 15686 of 42 Commando RM. He was killed in action during the Confrontation with...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Evacuation from Singapore
16th February 1942 Heavy casualties in Singapore listed as HMS Sultan (Shore Base) during the evacuation from Singapore including 20...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 15
- 1 min
SBS - Limpit Mine Removal - Palastine
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Haifa Period/ Conflict: Palastine Mandate Year: 1948 Date/s: 19 In 1946, the SBS, whether of Commando or...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Tragedy on Operations in the Cyprus Mountains
Remembering: WHEELER, Alfred Quartermaster Sergeant Unit/Base: '3 Commando Brigade RM' Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Service number: PO/X...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Operations on the River Ancre - The capture of Puisieux Trench
2nd February 1917 Operations on the River Ancre by 63rd (RN) Division The capture of Puisieux Trench. After a short spell out of the...
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Si Biggs
- May 17, 2023
- 2 min
Bombing of HMS Royal Arthur
Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Skegness Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 21 February 1942 HMS Royal Arthur...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 28, 2023
- 1 min
February Marines
This month I have been concentrating on the Royal Marines Roll of Honour data base, so many entries are just names with no details, and...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Battle of El Teb
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sudan Period/ Conflict: Sudanese War Year: 1884 Date/s: 29 February 1884 On the 21st, the force...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
By Sea by Land
By Land and Sea (1941) This march was modeled on Alford's entry into a competition in 1934 for an official slow march for the Royal...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 26, 2023
- 7 min
'the Birkenead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew'
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: South Africa Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1852 Date/s: 26 February 1852 Royal Marines were...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 26, 2023
- 4 min
Col. Harold Ozanne DSO RMLI
Harold Ozanne was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry in 1897 1897 to 1914 - Mediterranean, Pacific, West Indies Harold...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 23, 2023
- 4 min
5th R.M. A.A. (Anti-Aircraft) Brigade - NW Europe
North West Europe: August 1944 – May 1945 At the end of August, the move to the Continent began when on 28th August the Regiment went to...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 15, 2023
- 2 min
Raid on Deception Island
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Period/ Conflict: Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 12, 2023
- 2 min
His Majesty King George V Colonel in Chief of the Royal Marines
On 2nd January, HRH the Duke of York, now His Majesty King George V, was made Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Marine Forces, in 1901 the...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
Royal Marines Labour Corps
The Royal Marines Labour Corps was formed on 2nd February 1917 to resolve the manpower needs created in French ports caused by the need...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Royal Marines a Geo History - February
Come and see what other actions and events have happened to the Royal Marines in February. Or check out February on the history wall
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Si Biggs
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
RM Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania
Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Tasmania Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1804 Date/s: 21 February 1804 The plaque in the image...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Raid on Deception Island
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Period/ Conflict: Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
116th Inf Bde RM
Unit/ Formation: 116th Inf Bde RM Location: Hovington Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 14th February 1945 The closing...
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