Si Biggs
Royal Marines Stopping the Fins in Russia
HMS Glory was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class. Intended for service in Asia,...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 30
- 6 min
Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
Belgrade War Cemetery was created to receive the remains of British and Commonwealth casualties brought in from more than sixty small...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 23
- 2 min
12th Battalion Royal Marines in Shanghai - 1927
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1927 Date/s: March 1927 27th January 1927. Portsmouth gave...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 23
- 5 min
Operation Endowment - 43 Commando Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Yugoslavia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 March 1944 On the 22nd – 23rd March...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 21
- 2 min
William Faulkner, a Dragoon of the 600 & Marine during the Indian Mutiny
Another of the survivors of the Six Hundred who took part in the famous Balaclava charge has passed away in the person of William Henry...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Battle of Tamai
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Tamai Period/ Conflict: Sudanese War Year: 1884 Date/s: 13 March 1884 The Battle of Tamai...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 12
- 3 min
47 Commando - Final Operations in Holland
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 March - 7 April 1945 On the 12...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 7
- 7 min
The Carlist Wars
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Spain Period/ Conflict: Carlist Wars Year: 1836 - 1837 When King Ferdinand died in 1833 there...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Rescue of the Persian Residency
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Bushehr - Iran Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1839 Date/s: 25th March 1839 After taking Karachi...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Battle of Lacolle Mills - Last American invasion of Canada
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 30 March 1814 The small garrison...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
"Operation Chariot" - St Nazaire Raid - 28th March 1942 #RoyalMarines
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Force Viper - Ambushing the Japanese
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 20th March 1942 Force "Viper"...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
Operation Widgeon - 46 & 45 Cdo RM Crossing the Rhine
Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Wesel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: Friday, March 23, 1945 Operation...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
11th Battalion and RM detachments in Turkey
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Turkey Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1920 Date/s: 16 March 1920 Turkish Nationalists...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 14, 2020
- 3 min
Admiral Byng Firing Squad
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Portsmouth Harbour Period/ Conflict: Year: 1757 Date/s: 14 March 1757 1757....
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Si Biggs
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Op Haven Iraq
Op Haven Iraq Unit/ Formation: 3 Cdo Brigade RM Location: Iraq Period/ Conflict: Iraq War (1991) Year: 1991 Date/s: 1991 It was...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
HM King George V - The Kings Squad & Kings Badge
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 7 March 1918 The...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Royal Marines 5 AA (Anti Aircraft) Bde - Shooting down over 122 V1 'Divers'
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Antwerp/ Sheldt Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2nd March 1944 5 RM AA...
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Simon Biggs
- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
Royal Marines the Battle for Hong Kong and the Lisbon Maru Massacre #RoyalMarines
The Battle for Hong Kong During the battle of Hong Kong, there were 40 Royal Marines attached to HMS Tamar. When the battle began, the...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
"Operation Chariot" - St Nazaire Raid - 28th March 1942 #RoyalMarines
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St...
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