Major Reginald Ingleton Executed by Beheading - 7 July 1945 - Operation Rimau
Operation Rimau was an attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, carried out by an Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during...
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Si Biggs
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Supporting the Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Pointe Du Hoc Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6th June 1944 East of Utah...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 1, 2021
- 4 min
VE Day - Royal Marines in WW2
Royal Marines served in every theater and in almost every major sea engagement in the Second World War and were in action until the last...
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Si Biggs
- May 23, 2021
- 8 min
The Sacrifice Army - Royal Marines in the Rearguard Action At Calais
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 24th May 1940 Calais – Friday 24 to...
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Si Biggs
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
Loss of 90 RM on HMS Gloucester
HMS Gloucester was one of the second batch of three Town-classlight cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the late 1930s. Transferred...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Trincomalee War Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Trincomalee Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1948 Date/s: April 1948 Trincomalee is a seaport on...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
SBS - Raid on Santorini Axis Camp
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Santorini Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22nd April 1944 Just after midnight on April...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Operation Bograt - 48RM Cdo
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Beisbosch Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: April 1945 Major 'Pat' Wall 48RM Cdo and...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 21, 2021
- 6 min
Charles Henry Bowden BEM - Corps Drum Major
By Colin E Bowden Charles Henry Bowden or as he was better known - 'Charlie' Bowden, not that the rank and file would have addressed him...
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Si Biggs
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter RM - Victoria Cross
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 9 April 1945 Hunter was 21 years old,...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Operation Claymore
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Lofoten Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 4th March 1941 Operation...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
Hand to Hand Combat
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Close Combat training film. As Shakespeare says 'be bloody, bold and resolute' Sorry 'Jack!' Watch here:...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 27, 2021
- 7 min
Norwegian heavy water sabotage 'Heroes of Telemark'
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Norway Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 1940 - 1943 When they learnt that the...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
HMS Penelope Sunk off Anzio
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Naples Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 18 February 1944 HMS Penelope was an...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Force Viper - Burma
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: February - March 1942 Force 'Viper' 106...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 28, 2021
- 1 min
Attack on Belle Island
1 Cdo Bde HQ War Diary Jan-Mar 1945 27 January 1945 Brachterbeek No change in weather. More snow showers. 2215 - 45 RM Cdo sent a...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Operation Sankey - Wellington Force - Amphibious Landing by LCP(M)
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ramree Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 26 January 1945 This was a British...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Fight for survival - The Stuka bombing of HMS Illustrious
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 10th January 1941 The Royal Navy’s...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Battle of the Slim River
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Slim River Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 7th to 15th January 1942 A few days...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
Sinking of the Scharnhorst - Boxing Day 1943
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: North Cape Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 26th December 1943 Battle of the North...
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