Unit/ Formation : Royal Marines Location : Bukit Timah, Singapore Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1942 Date/s : 8 February 1942 The last British troops to cross the causeway which links Johore with the island of Singapore were the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Lieutenant-Colonel I. M. Stewart, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C.). They came over with their pipes playing "Hieland Lassie" and blew up the causeway behind them. Their strength had been reduced to 250, and the mar

Unit/ Formation : Royal Marines Location : Malaysia Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1945 Date/s : 28 August 1945 Operation Jurist...

On August 6 and 9, 1945, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. On August 9, the Soviet Union declared...

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Indian Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 12th February 1944 On 5 February 1944...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Addu Atoll Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: September 1941 Early in the Second...