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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...

World War II

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May 13, 20224 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...

Falklands War

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Apr 26, 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...

World War II

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Apr 20, 20228 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...

World War II

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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...

World War II

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Apr 5, 20226 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...

Royal Marines History

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Apr 4, 20222 min read

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,...

World War I

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Apr 1, 20223 min read

Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Off Anzio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th January 1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS...

World War II

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Jan 29, 20222 min read

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...

World War II

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Jan 23, 20229 min read

Sinking of HMS Viknor

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: West Coast of Ireland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 13th January 1915 RMS Atrato...

World War I

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Jan 13, 20223 min read

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 killed. Historical background Since the war started, a German battleship, the Graf Spee, had been roaming the South Atlantic sinking unarmed British merchant ships. She was being hunted by several British hunting groups, and was found by the three British cruisers, Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles on 13th December 1939, and then began the Battle

World War II

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Dec 13, 20217 min read