Following the valuable lessons of Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS) in the First World War, in 1919 the Cabinet approved an Admiralty and Board of Trade policy for the strengthening of merchant vessels during construction, in order to allow the rapid fitting of armaments when necessary. However, later that year the obligation to do this was withdrawn due to opposition from ship­owners on cost grounds. Between 1922 and 1937 only two vessels had been ‘stiffened’ to prepar

Royal Marines Labour Corps Cap Badge The Royal Marines Labour Corps was formed on 2nd February 1917 to resolve the manpower needs created...

Aloysius Stanbridge took part in three wars, the Boer War, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion and the Great War) and served under three...

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th October 1939 At 01.16 hours on 14...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: Queen Anne's War Year: 1710 Date/s: 5 – 13 October 1710 Nicholson’s...

Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1777 Date/s: 03 October 1777 Oct 3,...

Special Stamps and Collectibles pay tribute to the elite fighting force's history. Open here: Royal Mail

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Philippines Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1762 Date/s: 24th September 1762 The...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Zanzibar Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 20th September 1914 H.M.S. Pegasus was...

Tuesday, 22 September 1914 SINKING OF CRUISERS ABOUKIR, HOGUE, CRESSY OF DUTCH COAST by U.9 They were known as the “Live Bait” Squadron,...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 19 September 1914 On 2 August, the...

Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Kalathos, Rhodes Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 31 August–18 September 1942 (The...

Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: North Atlantic Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th September 1939 Ark Royal Log...

Unit/ Formation: 44 Cdo RM Location: Hong Kong Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 11 September 1945 Admiral Harcourt’s...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Haiphong Period/ Conflict: Year: 1954 Date/s: 4th September 1954 As a part of Operation Pasage...

Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 15 August – 14 September 1944...

“Many of these fine men and their ships were lost but the memory of their conduct will remain an inspiration to all who were privileged...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Dover Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Having withdrawn in the Dunkirk evacuation and...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Begu Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1807 Date/s: 7th August The Spanish port of Begu...

1st January 2019 Key Military (Originally published in Britain At War) D-Day veteran Joseph Kelsey talks to Melody Foreman about the...