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

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...

Award Distinguished Service Order Capt. (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Hastings Tailyour, 27 Royal Marines Lt-Col. TAILYOUR took over...

Saturday 26th February 1780. The following appeared in the Ipswich Journal, this newspaper had a wide circulation in Suffolk and Essex. A...

Unit/ Formation: 116th Inf Bde RM Location: Hovington Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 14th February 1945 Patch 116th...

Thank you for spending the year with me, and those that have just joined, I hope you have enjoyed some of this years 'Dits'. We have seen...

The Indian Mutiny of the Sepoys broke out in May 1857, and though it was far removed from the usual duties of the Royal Marines, yet a...

Major Thomas Oldfield (21 June 1756 – 1799) When on passage to St. Helena, Naploeon spoke of Oldfield's gallantry to the marine officers...

Geoff Dyer was an inspiration to many young people and cannot express how I feel about Geoff’s passing. I had the privilege of sitting...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Beirut Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 8 September 1840 The Oriental...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sidon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 27 September 1840 Sidon stands...

Invasion, The Royal Marines and the Battle for Normandy, 1944. Author - George Gelder. Soft Back, 602pp. Published Royal Marines...

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

I hope you are your families are well, and if you have time why not look at the pins for July, covering nearly 360 years of Global...

The village of Langrune-sur-Mer is defended by a large anti-tank wall and the support point Wn 26 manned by soldiers of the 9th company...

As the 21st Panzer Regiment launched a counter attack against the Orne Bridghead HMS Rodney fired a Naval Bombardment which helped stem...

Support Craft. The following would provide close support for 7 Brigade. LCG 831, 1007 and 1062. Landing Craft Gun each with two 4.7”...

ON D-DAY,  six Royal Marine and four Royal Navy LCOCUs, Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Units [LCOCUs pronounced Lock-yews] each...

HMS Erebus Erebus was a monitor, a shallow draft vessel which could steam at around 12 knots, she was basically a floating gun platform...

HMS RAMILLIES  - Royal Sovereign-class 15in gun Battleship April to May   Took part in preparatory exercises for planned assault...