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Commando Men - How Will You Die Today? - A True Story!
Commando Men an Epic Mini Series by Si Biggs You asked for it, yes you did! A British Private Ryan and Band of Brothers (at last!) Live,...

Si Biggs
May 252 min read
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Breakfast at Babs - Royal Marines - Getting into Trouble is the Easy Part!
The gritty tale of a team of Royal Marine Commandos on a special mission in Iraq.
The story begins with the last training mission at sea with a nuclear submarine, the last party, and the last girl.
The CIA and M16 are watching a terrorist training cell preparing child suicide bombers. we watch the transformation from innocent child to unwitting murderers.

Si Biggs
May 231 min read
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VE Day 80 - Royal Marines in WW2
Royal Marines served from the first day of WW2, in every theater and in almost every major sea engagement in the Second World War and...

Si Biggs
May 55 min read
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Action on Dead Mans Ridge/ Razor Back Hill Gallipoli
Gallant attacks had been made, but they had failed, and the losses among the men and also, perhaps, to some extent the inadequate...

Si Biggs
May 6, 20243 min read
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The Battle of Soul Bay - First use of the word 'Marine'
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: North Sea Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo Dutch War Year: 1672 Date/s: 28 May 1672 The name...

Si Biggs
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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Last to Leave - Namsos Norway
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Namsos Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 4 May 1940 Among the last of the...

Si Biggs
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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May 2023 Dits
Royal Marines in May Thank you for opening this months History Blog, I'm sorry its a little light but I hope is still interesting. This...

Si Biggs
May 30, 20231 min read
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Engagement at Pungoteague Creek - Colonial Marines
Unit/ Formation: Colonial Marines Location: North America Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 30 May 1814 Under the Command...

Si Biggs
May 30, 20231 min read
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'Ship' Redoubt at Pasajes
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: San Sebastian Period/ Conflict: Carlist Wars Year: 1836 Date/s: 28th May 1836 28 May 1836 – A...

Si Biggs
May 28, 20231 min read
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Sinking of the Bismarck
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Atlantic Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 27th May 1941 The last battle of the...

Si Biggs
May 27, 20233 min read
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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...

Si Biggs
May 27, 20236 min read
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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...

Si Biggs
May 14, 20231 min read
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Operation Fork - Invasion of Iceland
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Iceland Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 10 May 1940 The invasion of Iceland,...

Si Biggs
May 10, 20231 min read
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Royal Marines wear the Tudor Crown
Royal Marines wore His Majesty The King’s cypher on their uniforms for the first time at the coronation parade in May. Warrant Officers...

Si Biggs
May 6, 20232 min read
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Operation Iron Clad
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Madagascar Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 5 May 1942 Allied commanders...

Si Biggs
May 5, 20231 min read
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Lt Col Richard N. Bendyshe - Shot by a 'Spy' or sentry?
Richard (DIck) Nelson Bendyshe was born on 18th January 1866 in Ontario, Canada. His parents were Charlotte Brodrick and Nelson Bendyshe...

Si Biggs
Apr 15, 20234 min read
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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...

Si Biggs
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Crossing the Helmand - Loss of Marine Dale Gostick
Unit/ Formation: RM ASG Location: Musa Qala Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan Year: 2008 Date/s: 25th May 2008. While returning to...

Si Biggs
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Mine Sweeping from LCVPs - Teal Inlet
Without sufficient helicopter availability following the Exocet attack on and loss of the MV Atlantic Conveyor, 3 Commando Brigade had...

Si Biggs
May 30, 20222 min read
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Mount Kent is captured by SAS and 42 Cdo RM
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 30 May 1982 The job of...

Si Biggs
May 30, 20223 min read
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