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Evacuation of Queen Wilhelmina
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Hook of Holland Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 13 May 1939 Before evening on...
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May 13, 20224 min read
Oil Safe - Protecting Britains Oil from Terrorist Attack
The threat of terrorist both home grown and international against the North Sea Oil Instillations was brought to the attention of the...
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May 12, 20222 min read
Capture of Bastia - Nelson Looses his Eye
The siege of Bastia was a combined British and Corsican military operation during the early stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. The...
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May 11, 20223 min read
The Royal Marines Depot Deal
Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Great Britian Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1861 Date/s: 4th May 1861 The South barracks of...
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May 4, 20222 min read
Royal 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...
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Apr 28, 20221 min read
SBS sail South on HMS Conqueror
In response to the invasion the British dispatched a Taskforce to recapture them under the codename Operation CORPORATE. Visibly the...
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
Soldiers of the Sea
The quick march 'Soldiers of the Sea' was composed by Vivian Dunn and written for HMS Bulwark, the Royal Navy's first Commando Carrier in...
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Apr 25, 20221 min read
British, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in Murmansk
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Murmansk, Kola Bay Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 12 July 1918 In Murmansk...
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Apr 21, 20222 min read
Easter Sunday 1943 - Loss of 2 LCG's and 70 Marines off Wales
On Easter Sunday 1943 (25 April), gale force winds and wild seas were lashing at the coast. Close to land, among the giant breakers and...
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Apr 20, 20228 min read
Yangtse River Incident 1949
April-July 1949 HMS Amethyst sailed from Shanghai on 19th April to relieve HMS Consort at Nanking. Fired at on 20th at around 0900, 60...
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Apr 20, 20222 min read
The first Shots of the Revolutionary War - Lexington Green
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: North America Period/ Conflict: American Revolutionary War (1775–83) Year: Date/s:...
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Apr 19, 20223 min read
The Battle of San Juan
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: San Juan Period/ Conflict: Year: 1797 Date/s: 17th April 1797 The Battle of San Juan was an...
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Apr 17, 20222 min read
Operation Valentine - Occupation of the Faroe Islands
Unit/ Formation : Royal Marines Location : Faroe Islands Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1940 Date/s : 13th April 1940 Occupation...
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Apr 13, 20223 min read
RM Band Service - SS Uganda - Falklands War
Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 12th May 1982 Royal...
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Apr 11, 20221 min read
Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Gallipoli peninsula Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: April 1915 - January 1916 84...
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Apr 10, 20221 min read
HMS Hermes Sunk by Dive Bombers
After the raid on Colombo by the Japanese aircraft carriers on 5 April, known as the Easter Sunday Raid, Hermes and Vampire were sent to...
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Apr 9, 20223 min read
Sinking of the Cornwall & Dorsetshire 45 Royal Marines Lost
On 2 April, Cornwall and her half sister, Dorsetshire, were detached from the fleet, Dorsetshire to resume an interrupted refit and...
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Apr 5, 20226 min read
Major AJ Wright - Flying Shark Teeth
Seafire Mk.IIC, MB218/S-A, pilot Major AJ. Wright, RM, No. 809 NAS, HMS Unicorn, September 1943. MB218 was produced by Supermarine. It...
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Apr 5, 20223 min read
Boarding and Capture of 7 Merchants under the Spanish Guns
Blockade duties around Cadiz were still being carried out by the Royal Navy over two years since Trafalgar. The intention was the same as...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
Major Frederick William Lumsden RMA - VC
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 4 April 1917 Portrait of Frederisk...
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Apr 4, 20223 min read
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