With 45 Pins for October, whether in peace or war, since its formation it has always been a busy month for the Marines! 28th October 1664, on a cold wet Friday, after a bit of lunch, The Royal Marines were established, by King Charles II as 'The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot In 1674, 10 years after its formation at the Battle of Entzheim near Strasburg in France. It was reported that the steadiness and accuracy of the Marines fire saved their French alli

The Royal Marines Memorial Each year on October 28th Royal Marines throughout the Globe have celebrated our Corps Birthday, the formation of which on 28th October 1664, is normally marked with cake, and a tot of Rum! This year I would like to honour the names of 24 extraordinary individuals that exemplify courage and dedication, and have sacrificed their lives in service, listed below are the names I could find since 1914 that died on the day that we celebrate the Corps Birth

17th October 1855 The Battle of Kinburn , a combined land-naval engagement during the final stage of the Crimean War, took place on the...

Unit/ Formation : Memorial Location : St Vincent Period/ Conflict : World War I Year : 1914 Date/s : 26th October 1914 Mindelo is the...

1st October 1841 The second capture of Chusan occurred on 1 October 1841 during the First Opium War when British forces captured the...

Unit/ Formation : Memorial Location : Isle of Islay Period/ Conflict : World War I Year : 1918 Date/s : 6 October 1918 Painting of the...

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 5th October 1950 125 men and five officers of...

H.M.S. Hawke was an old armoured cruiser operating as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron assigned to the Northern Patrol. Launched at...

No 41 CDO Royal Marines was brought into being at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock on 7th October 1942. Formed of volunteers primarily...

23rd October 1942 HMS Phoebe was torpedoed by U-161 off the Congo Estuary, while on passage to French Equatorial Africa. Her route was...

” On the morning of October 24th [1857], Sir Michael landed additional Marines to aid detachments which were already ashore in Canton...

1702. Wednesday 11th - 12th October. The Attack on the Treasure ships at Virgo, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The English and...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 23 October 1943 HMS Charybdis...

Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 8th to 9th October 1918 The Battle of Cambrai,...

Search the month of October on the Royal Marines History Cards; Or Royal Marines Geo History Map; Or View the month scrolling here:...

His Majesty The King is announced as Captain General Royal Marines on the 358th Anniversary of the Corps His Majesty The King will serve...

Formed in the reign of King Charles II on October 28, 1664 as the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot (or Admiral’s...

Following the valuable lessons of Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS) in the First World War, in 1919 the Cabinet approved an...

Aloysius Stanbridge took part in three wars, the Boer War, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion and the Great War) and served under three...

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th October 1939 At 01.16 hours on 14...