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King George II - Proclamation to raise 6 Marine Regiments
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1739 Date/s: 16 November 1739 In his address to...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 8
- 1 min
Lt H.M. Day RMLI - Albert Medal
On 9th November 1918 H.M.S. Britannia which had been patrolling on the routes west of Gibraltar when passing Cape Trafalgar was torpedoed...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 8
- 2 min
Royal Marine Artillery who served in the Anglo-Egyptian War
Photograph of soldiers from the Royal Marine Artillery who served in the Anglo-Egyptian War. Standing in front of a mounted gun from left...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 7
- 1 min
Honour Guard for Kaiser Wilhelm II
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Portsmouth Period/ Conflict: Year: 1907 Date/s: November 1907 Kaiser Wilhelm II arriving at...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 4
- 1 min
Hunting midget submarines and explosive motorboats
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Schouwen Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: November 1944 LCS(M) of Force...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 2
- 1 min
Battle of Tanga
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: Tanga Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 3 November 1914 The Battle of Tanga, sometimes...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 1
- 2 min
The Battle of Coronel - All hands Lost
1st November 1914 The Battle of Coronel was fought off the Chilean coast with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth with all hands....
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Si Biggs
- Oct 28
- 1 min
The Battle of Soul Bay - First use of the word 'Marine'
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: North Sea Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo Dutch War Year: 1672 Date/s: 28 May 1672 The name...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 23
- 1 min
Taking of the Canton Forts
” On the morning of October 24th [1857], Sir Michael landed additional Marines to aid detachments which were already ashore in Canton...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 23
- 2 min
Attack on the Spanish Treasure ships at Virgo
1702. Wednesday 11th - 12th October. The Attack on the Treasure ships at Virgo, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The English and...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 22
- 3 min
Loss of cruiser HMS Charybdis - 38 Royal Marines killed
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 23 October 1943 HMS Charybdis...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 8
- 1 min
Battle of Cambrai & Capture of Niergnies
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 8th to 9th October 1918 The Battle of Cambrai,...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 22
- 1 min
IRA Bombing - Deal - Memorial Band Stand
Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Deal Period/ Conflict: Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 A memorial bandstand was...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 17
- 2 min
First Royal Marines Killed in Action in WW2
In 1939 within days of the outbreak of war two Royal Marines had died ashore; Sergeant (Pens) Ebenezer Luff, PO/ 15068, was killed in a...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 8
- 2 min
11th RM Battalion - Operation Agreement - Raid on Tobruk
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Libya Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 13–15 September 1942 The Battalion’s...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Royal Marines Land in Ostend 1914
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 27 August 1914 27th August - 31 September 1914...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Lake Commachio - Kangaroo Charge by C Troop
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Lake Commachio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 02 April 1945 It was shortly before...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 16
- 6 min
Force Primrose - Holding on at Åndalsnes
A force of Marines, some 700 strong, with an anti-aircraft battery, was given notice on the 13th April to embark for Norway, with the...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Royal Marines Burnout Gloster Gladiators on Frozen Lake Airstrip Norway
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Norway Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 30 April 1940 Westcott and ourselves...
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Si Biggs
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Last to Leave - Namsos Norway
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Namsos Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 4 May 1940 Among the last of the...
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