Si BiggsOct 22, 20233 minLoss of cruiser HMS Charybdis - 38 Royal Marines killedUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 23 October 1943 HMS Charybdis...
Si BiggsSep 17, 20232 minFirst Royal Marines Killed in Action in WW2In 1939 within days of the outbreak of war two Royal Marines had died ashore; Sergeant (Pens) Ebenezer Luff, PO/ 15068, was killed in a...
Si BiggsSep 9, 20232 min11th RM Battalion - Operation Agreement - Raid on TobrukUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Libya Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 13–15 September 1942 The Battalion’s...
Si BiggsSep 3, 20232 min47 Cdo - Training for Operation InfatuateUnit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 27 September 1944 After relief by 7...