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 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 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 32 minBoarding 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...
Si BiggsMar 313 minRoyal Marines Stopping the Fins in RussiaHMS Glory was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class. Intended for service in Asia,...
Si BiggsFeb 152 minRaid on Deception IslandUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Period/ Conflict: Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe...
Si BiggsFeb 22 minOperations on the River Ancre2nd February 1917 Operations on the River Ancre by 63rd (RN) Division The capture of Puisieux Trench. After a short spell out of the...
Si BiggsJan 292 minGlider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS Spartan at Anzio during Italian Campaign. At sunset on 29th January, the Luftwaffe began a glide bomb attack...
Si BiggsJan 239 minBattle of Boulogne - Force ButtercupThe Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops during the Battle of...
Si BiggsJan 133 minSinking of HMS ViknorRMS Atrato was a UK steamship that was built in 1888 as a Royal Mail Ship and ocean liner for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. In...
Si BiggsDec 13, 20217 minBattle of the River Plate - Royal Marines HMS Exeter B Turret - HMS Ajax X TurretDuring the Battle of the River Plate 15 Marines lost their lives mostly manning turrets, HMS Exeter 10 Marines killed, HMS Ajax 5 Marines...
Si BiggsDec 10, 20212 minSinking of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of WalesUnit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Malaysia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 10 December 1941 Force Z went to sea...
Si BiggsNov 30, 20216 minHMS Barham - 126 Royal Marines Lost1941 Loss of Battleship HMS Barham while supporting cruisers searching for a German convoy to Benghazi. She was under constant...
Si BiggsNov 17, 20215 minOperation Stone Age - Loss of HMS Arethusa & 31 Royal Marines17 November 1942 / 20 November 1942 On 17 November 1942 a convoy of 4 merchants (MW-13) left Alexandria for Malta. This convoy was...
SImon BiggsNov 16, 20212 minBugler CE Timmins, 14, Youngest Marine Killed in WW1TIMMINS, CHARLES ERNEST PO/19601 Bugler Age:14 (Born 7th Dec. 1902) Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S "Cardiff.". Son of Private John...
Si BiggsSep 15, 20212 minRoyal Marines Battle of Britain PilotsUnit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Wick & Hatston Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: July - October 1940 56 Fleet...
Si BiggsAug 27, 20211 minThe Seige of PondicherryUnit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: India Period/ Conflict: First Carnatic War Year: 1748 Date/s: August – October 1748 The First...
Si BiggsAug 11, 20212 minHMS Nigeria TorpedoedUnit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 12th August 1942 On 12 August...
Si BiggsAug 11, 20211 minLandings at Jounieh with 1,500 Turks and MarinesUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Lebanon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 11 August 1840 In June...