Si Biggs7 hours ago1 minIn My Own Words - PodcastIn My Own Words - In Our Own Words In the first section of this podcast In My Own Words Tony Sicklemore tells of his experiences with 42...
Si Biggs5 days ago1 minBomb Threat on the QE II - Parachuted into the AtlanticUnit/ Formation: SBS Location: North Atlantic Period/ Conflict: 1970's Year: 1972 Date/s: 18 May 1972 On 17 May 1972, while traveling...
Si Biggs7 days ago5 minCrash in Malta - 40 Cdo Royal Marines17th May 1953 During Active Service deployment to the Canal Zone the plane carrying S Troop of 40 Commando RM crashed on take-off from...
Si BiggsMay 134 minEvacuation of Queen WilhelminaUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Hook of Holland Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 13 May 1939 Before evening on...
Si BiggsMay 122 minOil Safe - Protecting Britains Oil from Terrorist AttackThe threat of terrorist both home grown and international against the North Sea Oil Instillations was brought to the attention of the...
Si BiggsMay 103 minCapture of Bastia - Nelson Looses his EyeThe siege of Bastia was a combined British and Corsican military operation during the early stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. The...
Si BiggsMay 42 minThe Royal Marines Depot DealUnit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1861 Date/s: 4th May 1861 The South barracks of...
Si BiggsApr 281 minRoyal Marines History in April Come and search April on the Royal Marines Geo Map and explore 57 Pins...at present the first from 1775, click the map to open and search...
Si BiggsApr 251 minSoldiers of the SeaThe quick march 'Soldiers of the Sea' was composed by Vivian Dunn and written for HMS Bulwark, the Royal Navy's first Commando Carrier in...
Si BiggsApr 212 minBritish, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in MurmanskUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Murmansk, Kola Bay Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 12 July 1918 In Murmansk...
Si BiggsApr 208 minEaster Sunday 1943 - Loss of 2 LCG's and 70 Marines off WalesOn Easter Sunday 1943 (25 April), gale force winds and wild seas were lashing at the coast. Close to land, among the giant breakers and...
Si BiggsApr 202 minYangtse River Incident 1949April-July 1949 HMS Amethyst sailed from Shanghai on 19th April to relieve HMS Consort at Nanking. Fired at on 20th at around 0900, 60...
Si BiggsApr 183 minThe first Shots of the Revolutionary War - Lexington GreenUnit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: North America Period/ Conflict: American Revolutionary War (1775–83) Year: Date/s:...
Si BiggsApr 162 minThe Battle of San JuanUnit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: San Juan Period/ Conflict: Year: 1797 Date/s: 17th April 1797 The Battle of San Juan was an...
Si BiggsApr 132 minOperation Valentine - Occupation of the Faroe IslandsUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Faroe Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 13th April 1940 Occupation of...
Si BiggsApr 111 minRM Band Service - SS Uganda - Falklands WarUnit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 12th May 1982 Royal...
Si BiggsApr 101 minLancashire Landing CemeteryUnit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Gallipoli peninsula Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: April 1915 - January 1916 84...
Si BiggsApr 93 minHMS Hermes Sunk by Dive BombersAfter the raid on Colombo by the Japanese aircraft carriers on 5 April, known as the Easter Sunday Raid, Hermes and Vampire were sent to...
Si BiggsApr 46 minSinking of the Cornwall & Dorsetshire 45 Royal Marines LostOn 2 April, Cornwall and her half sister, Dorsetshire, were detached from the fleet, Dorsetshire to resume an interrupted refit and...
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...