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45 Commando During Tanganyika Revolt January 1964
Royal Marines in Tanganyika. 25 January 1964, Dar-es-Salaam. Royal Marines of 45 Commando were disembarked from HMS Centaur at the...
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Jan 24, 20181 min read
47 Cdo RM - Battle of Port-en-Bessin 7-8 June 1944 - "It is doubtful whether, in their long, di
The Battle of Port-en-Bessin also known as Operation Auberytook place from 7–8 June 1944, at a small fishing harbour west of Arromanches...
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Jan 23, 20183 min read
Lord Lovat - No 4 Commando and US Rangers at Dieppe
The mission for Lieutenant Colonel Lord Lovat and No. 4 Commando (including 50 United States Army Rangers) was to conduct two landings 6...
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Aug 22, 20171 min read
John Ledyard, American Author, enlisted as a Royal Marine on Cook's Final Voyage
John Ledyard was a writer of the first great travel story by an American to be published in the United States John Ledyard was born in...
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Aug 7, 20172 min read
HRH Prince Philip - Captain General Royal Marines
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) On his final Royal appointment Prince Philip, who turned 96 in June, will...
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Aug 2, 20171 min read
Acting Colour Sergeant Brian JOHNSTON, Royal Marines, QGM
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 8TH OCTOBER 1982 St. James's Palace, London S.W.I 11th October, 1982 C/Sgt Brian Johnstone QGM Royal...
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Jun 15, 20172 min read
The Cockelshell Heroes - Operation Frankton survivors reach their target
Of the six two man canoes that had been brought to the French coast by HMS Tuna on the 7th December, only five had been launched because...
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Dec 12, 20162 min read
Royal Marines Birthday
On the 28th October 2014, the Royal Marines celebrated their 350th birthday year. From fighting on the decks and in the mastheads at the...
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Oct 28, 20161 min read
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