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James Louis Moulton
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...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Royal Marines History - January 2023
Once again many thanks for your continued support and interest in this monthly blog and the Royal Marines History Website. Visitor...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 28
- 2 min
HM Queen Victoria's Body Escorted from Osborne House - Royal Marines Guard
On the evening of 22nd January HM Queen Victoria died at Osborne, Isle of Wight, and for a time the world seemed to stand still; it was...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Crossing the Garigliano River - 40 CDO Royal Marines
Force 2. (A.P. and X troops). [40 CDO RM War Diary] The day of 17th January was spent in the lying up area until 2015 hrs when the area...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Formation of 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: UK Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 15th January - July 1945 The 117th Infantry...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Operations in the Transkei
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Transkei Period/ Conflict: The Frontier Wars Year: 1878 Date/s: 13th January 1878 “After...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 12
- 1 min
Raid on Myebon Peninsula - 42 Cdo RM
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 January 1945 On 12th January 1945, the...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Capture of Fort Trincomalee by surprise
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Sri Lanka Period/ Conflict: Fourth Anglo Dutch War Year: 1782 Date/s: 5 January...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 2
- 9 min
Royal Marines Engineer Commando - Burma
Extract from ADM 202/30 re No 1 (RM) Engineer Commando 3 Troop RM Engineer Commando Report on Operations at AKYAB, MYEBON & KANGAW Period...
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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 12, 2022
- 2 min
Royal Marines - Operations in Ukraine
Royal Marines Commandos supported "discreet operations" when deployed to Ukraine earlier this year, a former head of the Marines has...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Off Anzio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th January 1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810)
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Guadeloupe Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1810 Date/s: 28 January and 6 February 1810...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
“Sarie Marais” – The March Past of the Royal Marines Commandos
'Sarie Marais' was an old South African folk song often used by the Boer Commandos and quickly spread at home by soldiers coming back...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
Operation Maude - Cutting Iraq's Communications Cable
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: S of Baghdad Period/ Conflict: Operation Granby (Gulf War 1) Year: 1991 Date/s: 23 January 1991. Led by Lt...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
Operation Shingle - Anzio Landings
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 January 1944 The Battle of Anzio was a...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 14, 2022
- 7 min
45 RM Commando Operations around the Meuse Jan 1945
On the 14th January 1945 45 Commando under Command of Brigadier D Mills-Roberts DSO MC Irish Guards embarked at Tilbury Docks for...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
Sinking of HMS Viknor
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: West Coast of Ireland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 13th January 1915 RMS Atrato...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 7, 2022
- 1 min
Amphibious Assault and Capture of Chuenpi and Taikoktow
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1841 Date/s: 7 January 1841 Chuenpi was one of the...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
The First Fleet - Landing at Sydney Cove
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Sydney Cove Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1788 Date/s: 26th January 1788 Captain...
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