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Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Bergen-op-Zoom Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 - 8th November 1944 ...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 22
- 1 min
IRA Bombing - Deal - Memorial Band Stand
Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Deal Period/ Conflict: Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 A memorial bandstand was...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 17
- 2 min
First Royal Marines Killed in Action in WW2
In 1939 within days of the outbreak of war two Royal Marines had died ashore; Sergeant (Pens) Ebenezer Luff, PO/ 15068, was killed in a...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Cpl Jeremy Smith RM Memorial Plaque
The Cpl Jeremy Smith RM (Decd.) Memorial Plaque Story by Tony Sickelmore In Aug 2022, Dale Mills (former Marine, 42 Cdo 1982) sent me the...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 26
- 1 min
70th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War - 27 July 2023
The Korean War began on June 25,1950 when the Northern Korean People’s Army, backed by the Soviet Union, launched a military operation to...
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Si Biggs
- May 27
- 6 min
The Destruction of HMS Princess Irene
HMS Princess Irene was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to an auxiliary minelayer. On 27 May 1915, she exploded and sank off...
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Si Biggs
- May 17
- 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
- May 14
- 1 min
Murder of 2 Royal Marines - East Ferry Ireland
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ireland Period/ Conflict: Anglo-Irish War Year: 1921 Date/s: 14 May 1921 On Saturday 14th May...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 14
- 1 min
1000'th Royal Marine killed in WW1
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Light Infantry Location: United Kingdom Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 14th April 1915...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Ambush in Belfast - Marine James Macklin Killed
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Belfast Period/ Conflict: Northern Ireland Conflict Year: 1974 Date/s: 22 March 1974 Marine James...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 21
- 1 min
3 Cdo Bde - CH46 Crash - Kuwait
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Kuwait Period/ Conflict: Iraq War (2003 - 2009) Year: 2003 Date/s: 21 March 2003 At around midnight...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Royal Marines' Cemetery - San Juan Island National Historical Park
The Royal Marines who died during the joint occupation of San Juan Island with the USMC rest in honor here. Jim Crook was one year old...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 1
- 2 min
The Battle of Jutland - 574 Royal Marines Lost
The Battle of Jutland (31 May - 1 June 1916) was the largest naval battle of the First World War. It was the only time that the British...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 18
- 2 min
SS Motagua Collision
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Irish Coast Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 19th March 1918 SS Motagua armed...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 6 min
Sinking of HMS Formidable - 86 RMs lost
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 1st January 1915 HMS Formidable was...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
SS Ceramic loss of DEMS crew
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 6th December 1942 On 3 November 1942...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 14, 2022
- 9 min
Sinking of the Royal Oak
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th October 1939 At 01.16 hours on 14...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
Royal Marines Roll of Honour & War Graves Data Base
The War Graves Data base is a live document that I hope will allow easy research for families or researchers to find Royal Marines...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Loss of the 'Live Bait' Squadron
Tuesday, 22 September 1914 SINKING OF CRUISERS ABOUKIR, HOGUE, CRESSY OF DUTCH COAST by U.9 They were known as the “Live Bait” Squadron,...
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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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