Sinking of HMS Hood - Loss of 164 Royal Marines
The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement on 24 May 1941 in the Second World War, between ships of the Royal Navy and the...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 13, 2019
- 9 min
Battle of the River Plate 13th December 1939
The Battle of the River Plate took place on December 13th 1939. The battle in the South Atlantic was the first major naval battle of...
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Simon 'Peters' Biggs
- Dec 13, 2018
- 5 min
Battle of the River Plate - Royal Marines HMS Exeter B Turret - HMS Ajax X Turret
During the Battle of the River Plate 15 Marines lost their lives mostly manning turrets, HMS Exeter 10 Marines killed, HMS Ajax 5 Marines...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 13, 2017
- 7 min
Battle of the River Plate 13th December 1939
The Battle of the River Plate took place on December 13th 1939. The battle in the South Atlantic was the first major naval battle of...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 13, 2017
- 1 min
HMS Ajax - Ajax Canada @townofajax My Grandad and The Battle of the River Plate
Ajax, Ontario, Canada was named after HMS Ajax after the Battle of the River Plate and the streets are named after every member of the...
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