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40 Cdo in Haifa - Palestine Mandate and the withdrawal of British troops - January to June, 1948
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Haifa Period/ Conflict: Palestine Mandate Year: 1948 Date/s: 30th January - 30th June 1948 Royal...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 28
- 2 min
HM Queen Victoria's Body Escorted from Osborne House - Royal Marines Guard
On the evening of 22nd January HM Queen Victoria died at Osborne, Isle of Wight, and for a time the world seemed to stand still; it was...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Crossing the Garigliano River - 40 CDO Royal Marines
Force 2. (A.P. and X troops). [40 CDO RM War Diary] The day of 17th January was spent in the lying up area until 2015 hrs when the area...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Formation of 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: UK Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 15th January - July 1945 The 117th Infantry...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Operations in the Transkei
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Transkei Period/ Conflict: The Frontier Wars Year: 1878 Date/s: 13th January 1878 “After...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Capture of Fort Trincomalee by surprise
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Sri Lanka Period/ Conflict: Fourth Anglo Dutch War Year: 1782 Date/s: 5 January...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 2
- 9 min
Royal Marines Engineer Commando - Burma
Extract from ADM 202/30 re No 1 (RM) Engineer Commando 3 Troop RM Engineer Commando Report on Operations at AKYAB, MYEBON & KANGAW Period...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 6 min
Sinking of HMS Formidable - 86 RMs lost
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 1st January 1915 HMS Formidable was...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
The RM Engineer Commando
The Royal Marine Engineers were part the Royal Marine Division raised in 1940. They were originally designated 18 Battalion (Mobile) RM...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Landing in Akabah
HMS Minerva log 31 December 1914 Akabah Lat 29.5, Long 35.0 5.00am: Course & speed as requisite approaching Akaba & anchoring at head of...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Across the world in 2022 with the Royal Marines
Due to a technical c#ck up I am unable to access my usual mail service and so if you are receiving this blog you will see last months...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
December 'Dits' since 1664
There are now 681 pins on the Royal Marines Geo History Map, 42 of which are for December including the 'First Action' of 1664. Please...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Messina earthquake
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sicily and Calabria Year: 1908 Date/s: 28th December 1908 Messina earthquake and tsunami with a...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Capture of Goree
Location: Goree Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1758 Date/s: Sunday 24th December 1758 A squadron of four ships of the line, two...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
SS Ceramic loss of DEMS crew
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 6th December 1942 On 3 November 1942...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
Shore Party during the Greek Intervention
In August 1916, a pro-Allied group launched a coup against the monarchy in the Noemvriana, which the Allies sought to support. HMS...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 23, 2022
- 10 min
2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Marines
United Kingdom: August 1940 Air Defence of Great Britain The 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.M. was formed at Arborfield on 15th April 1940...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 19, 2022
- 3 min
Lt Colonel Norman Ormsby Burge
When the First World War broke out, Burge volunteered for active service. He was put in command of one of the Portsmouth Battalion...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Sgt Robert Greer LCG 1 - Walcheren
Sergeant Robert Greer (CH/X 3121) served as a Royal Marine during World War Two. Born on 12th December 1907 at 15 Dagmar Street, Belfast,...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Royal Marines in October Since 1664
Search the month of October on the Royal Marines History Cards; Or Royal Marines Geo History Map; Or View the month scrolling here:...
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