Si BiggsApr 43 minMajor AJ Wright - Flying Shark TeethSeafire Mk.IIC, MB218/S-A, pilot Major AJ. Wright, RM, No. 809 NAS, HMS Unicorn, September 1943. MB218 was produced by Supermarine. It...
Si BiggsMar 302 minCaptain James Maynard - 50 years of ServiceCaptain James Maynard This information and life time achievements were found by chance during a house sale and are an astonishing...
Si BiggsMar 146 minCpl George Tandy - Gold Beach - 'The Human Rudder'Corporal George Ernest Tandy Ch. X 110723 was 19 years old when as a crewman on LCA 786 he swung down from the davits of Landing Ship...
Si BiggsFeb 96 minL/Cpl Matt Croucher GCMatthew Croucher, GC,VR (born 14 December 1983) is a former Royal Marine and a recipient of the George Cross, the highest British and...
Si BiggsFeb 25 minMatthew White, OC 1 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines Matthew White 2016 In 1962, while still a blue beret Young Officer, and while “on hold” to do my Commando Course after an Appendix...
Si BiggsJan 143 minColonel David Mitchell 2 SBS - BorneoColonel David Mitchell Royal Marines commanded No 2 Special Boat Section in the Far East, and pioneered new technique of clandestine...
Si BiggsDec 31, 20211 minMike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer; 40 decades of War and Peace (Keeping) Pt1 Please listen to my latest podcast, and interview with Mike Samuelson. Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer: Lympstone to N Iraq via...
Si BiggsDec 2, 20212 minWinston Churchills Flying Instructor KilledUnit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1913 Date/s: 2nd December 1913...
Si BiggsNov 5, 20212 minGeneral Sir Edward Nicolls KCB - The 'Fighting Nicolls'Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Monte Christe Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1803 Date/s: Saturday 5th November 1803...
Simon BiggsOct 23, 20212 minHanna Snell Joins the Marines 1747Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Year: 1747 Date/s: 23 October 1747 Hannah Snell was born in...
Si BiggsAug 27, 20211 minThe Seige of PondicherryUnit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: India Period/ Conflict: First Carnatic War Year: 1748 Date/s: August – October 1748 The First...
Si BiggsJul 27, 20212 minPrivate Gerrighty RMLI Albert MedalUnit/ Formation: RM People Location: Western Mediterranean Sea Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1878 Date/s: 27th July 1878 Private...
Royal Marines AssociationJul 14, 20217 minJim Wren Royal Marines at 100Article from the Royal Marines Charity; Visiting Jim Wren, 100-year-old veteran The Royal Marines Association were lucky enough to secure...
Si BiggsMar 22, 20211 minHMS Belfast to Victory the story of Ron Knight a Royal Marine on operations in Korea and MalayaWelcome to the Royal Marines a Geo History Podcast telling the oral histories of former Royal Marines. The aim is to provide more depth...
Si BiggsSep 14, 20204 minMajor General Sir John Jeremy MooreMajor General Sir John Jeremy Moore, KCB,OBE,MC & Bar (5 July 1928 – 15 September 2007) was a British senior Royal Marine officer who...
Si BiggsSep 12, 20204 minGuy Griffiths - Royal Marines Airman, Painter, Forger and SpyGuy Beresford Kerr "Griff" Griffiths (6 June 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Royal Marine pilot. He served as a pilot during the Second World...
Si BiggsAug 27, 20202 minMurder of Lord MountbatttenUnit/ Formation: RM People Location: Mullaghmore Period/ Conflict: The Troubles Year: 1979 Date/s: 27 August 1979 Murder of the Colonel...
Si BiggsJul 17, 20204 minJohn Field - RM People "We thought we were immortal.” Operation Husky Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Sicily Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 John Field crouched in the...
Si BiggsJun 7, 20204 minLieutenant-Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour, OBELieutenant-Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour, OBE is an author, sailor, and retired Royal Marine. He served for 32 years in the Royal Marines...
Si BiggsMay 1, 20203 minLieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCBLieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB (13 January 1767 – 27 December 1849) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who...