Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Narvik Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 27th May 1940 Herbert George "Blondie" Hasler, of Cockelshe...

3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines (3 BAS) deployed six Scout and nine Gazelle helicopters to the Falklands, commanded by Major Peter Cameron RM, w...

Royal Marines served in every theater and in almost every major sea engagement in the Second World War and were in action until the last day of the war in Eu...

Last Operations Role - Schouwen Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 7 - 8 May 1945 The...

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Malcolm, KCB (13 January 1767 – 27 December 1849) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Marines who served in the American...

Lance Corporal Walter Richard Parker RMLI VC - Gallipoli Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Gallipoli Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s:...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: New Zealand Period/ Conflict: The New Zealand wars Year: 1864 Date/s: 29th April 1864 On 26 April 1864 600 sailors a...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo-Burmese War Year: 1852 Date/s: 10th April 1852 During the Second Anglo-Burm...

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1951 Date/s: On 7 April 1951 On 2 April 1951, 21 Officers and 256 Marines o...

Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Iraq Period/ Conflict: Iraq War (2003 - 2009) Year: 2003 Date/s: 6 April 2003 42 Commando supported by a squadron of...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 30 March 1814 The small garrison of a British outpos...

The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupi...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Turkey Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1920 Date/s: 16 March 1920 Turkish Nationalists opposed to the Sultan ...

Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Portsmouth Harbour Period/ Conflict: Year: 1757 Date/s: 14 March 1757 1757. Monday 14th March. D...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 7 March 1918 The ceremonial head of the Royal...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Antwerp/ Sheldt Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 2nd March 1944 5 RM AA Brigade: Units of MNB...

Boer War memorial. Erected on 27th February 1904; by Harry Hems, inscribed with the words 'Ready-Aye-Ready'. Erected as a memorial to the crew of HMS Doris w...

Saturday 17th - 18th February. 1 RMLI and 2 RMLI in action at Miraumont On the north bank of the Ancre, the 63rd Division attacked on 17 February, with the 1...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe lands one officer, 2 corporals and ...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Kealakekua Bay, Hawai'i Period/ Conflict: Year: 1779 Date/s: 14 February 1779 Captain James Cook's 1779 a...