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    Evacuation of Queen Wilhelmina
    Si Biggs
    • May 13
    • 4 min

    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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    Easter Sunday 1943 - Loss of 2 LCG's and 70 Marines off Wales
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 20
    • 8 min

    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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    HMS Hermes Sunk by Dive Bombers
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    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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    Sinking of the Cornwall & Dorsetshire 45 Royal Marines Lost
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 4
    • 6 min

    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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    Boarding and Capture of 7 Merchants under the Spanish Guns
    Si Biggs
    • Apr 3
    • 2 min

    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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    Royal Marines Stopping the Fins in Russia
    Si Biggs
    • Mar 31
    • 3 min

    Royal Marines Stopping the Fins in Russia

    HMS Glory was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class. Intended for service in Asia,...
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    Raid on Deception Island
    Si Biggs
    • Feb 15
    • 2 min

    Raid on Deception Island

    Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Deception Island, Antarctica Period/ Conflict: Year: 1953 Date/s: 15th February 1953 HMS Snipe...
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    Operations on the River Ancre
    Si Biggs
    • Feb 2
    • 2 min

    Operations on the River Ancre

    2nd February 1917 Operations on the River Ancre by 63rd (RN) Division The capture of Puisieux Trench. After a short spell out of the...
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    Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan
    Si Biggs
    • Jan 29
    • 2 min

    Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan

    1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS Spartan at Anzio during Italian Campaign. At sunset on 29th January, the Luftwaffe began a glide bomb attack...
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    Battle of Boulogne - Force Buttercup
    Si Biggs
    • Jan 23
    • 9 min

    Battle of Boulogne - Force Buttercup

    The 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...
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    Sinking of HMS Viknor
    Si Biggs
    • Jan 13
    • 3 min

    Sinking of HMS Viknor

    RMS 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...
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    Battle of the River Plate - Royal Marines HMS Exeter B Turret  - HMS Ajax X Turret
    Si Biggs
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    Battle of the River Plate - Royal Marines HMS Exeter B Turret - HMS Ajax X Turret

    During the Battle of the River Plate 15 Marines lost their lives mostly manning turrets, HMS Exeter 10 Marines killed, HMS Ajax 5 Marines...
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    Sinking of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales
    Si Biggs
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sinking of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales

    Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Malaysia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 10 December 1941 Force Z went to sea...
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    HMS Barham - 126 Royal Marines Lost
    Si Biggs
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 6 min

    HMS Barham - 126 Royal Marines Lost

    1941 Loss of Battleship HMS Barham while supporting cruisers searching for a German convoy to Benghazi. She was under constant...
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    Operation Stone Age - Loss of HMS Arethusa & 31 Royal Marines
    Si Biggs
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Operation Stone Age - Loss of HMS Arethusa & 31 Royal Marines

    17 November 1942 / 20 November 1942 On 17 November 1942 a convoy of 4 merchants (MW-13) left Alexandria for Malta. This convoy was...
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    Bugler CE Timmins, 14, Youngest Marine Killed in WW1
    SImon Biggs
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Bugler CE Timmins, 14, Youngest Marine Killed in WW1

    TIMMINS, CHARLES ERNEST PO/19601 Bugler Age:14 (Born 7th Dec. 1902) Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S "Cardiff.". Son of Private John...
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    Royal Marines Battle of Britain Pilots
    Si Biggs
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Royal Marines Battle of Britain Pilots

    Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Wick & Hatston Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: July - October 1940 56 Fleet...
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    The Seige of Pondicherry
    Si Biggs
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Seige of Pondicherry

    Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: India Period/ Conflict: First Carnatic War Year: 1748 Date/s: August – October 1748 The First...
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    HMS Nigeria Torpedoed
    Si Biggs
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    HMS Nigeria Torpedoed

    Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 12th August 1942 On 12 August...
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    Landings at Jounieh with 1,500 Turks and Marines
    Si Biggs
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Landings at Jounieh with 1,500 Turks and Marines

    Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Lebanon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 11 August 1840 In June...
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