Do not miss the opportunity to see the best military band in the word! Starts here: The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood – Camberley Theatre 6 February @ 19:30 - 22:00 Camberley Theatre Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood return to Camberley Theatre in 2026 as part of their Spring Concert Series. Under the direction of Captain Hannah Trudgeon, enjoy and evening of entertainment from some of the fines

On the 8th June 1940, whilst on passage from Norway the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two destroyer escorts, HMS Ardent...

Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Cyprus Period/ Conflict: Year: 2007 Date/s: 1 April 2007 Marking a significant milestone for...

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

Royal Marines wore His Majesty The King’s cypher on their uniforms for the first time at the coronation parade in May. Warrant Officers...

Starting on 20th March 2003, 40 and 42 Commando moved into Southern Iraq to secure the oil fields and prevent Saddam from setting them on...

3 Commando Brigade forward base established at Teal Inlet 1st June 1982 In preparation for major engagements, 42, 45 Commandos and 3 Para...

After the raid on Colombo by the Japanese aircraft carriers on 5 April, known as the Easter Sunday Raid, Hermes and Vampire were sent to...

'Sarie Marais' was an old South African folk song often used by the Boer Commandos and quickly spread at home by soldiers coming back from the South African Boer War. The Bands of HM Royal Marines - Sarie Marais, the Regimental March Past of the Royal Marines, composed by Toonsetting and performed on Horse Guards Parade, London. (Click to watch) Later 'Sarie Marais' was often sung on the march by the Commandos during World War II and was particularly popular with the officers

10th June 1964, prompted by the Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, the Royal Marines adopted the Preobrazhensky March in the arrangement of Francis Vivian Dunn as their Regimental slow march in place of the 'The Globe and Laurel.' The new march was the ceremonial slow march of the Preobrazhensky Guards, one of the oldest and most elite guard regiments of the Imperial Russian Army. Commanded by the Grand Duke Sergius of Russia, Mountbatten's uncle and Prince Phillips great

By Colin E Bowden Charles Henry Bowden or as he was better known - 'Charlie' Bowden, not that the rank and file would have addressed him...