Si Biggs

Unit/ Formation : Memorial Location : Indian Ocean Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1944 Date/s : 12th February 1944 On 5 February 1944 Khedive Ismail left Mombasa bound for Colombo carrying 1,324 passengers including 996 members of the East African Artillery's 301st Field Regiment, 271 Royal Navy personnel, 19 WRNS, 53 nursing sisters and their matron, nine members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and a war correspondent, Kenneth Gandar-Dower. She was part of Convoy KR 8 and it was...

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 marines from the...

Do not miss the opportunity to see the best military band in the word! Starts here: The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood – Camberley Theatre 6 February @ 19:30 - 22:00 Camberley Theatre Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood return to Camberley Theatre in 2026 as part of their Spring Concert Series. Under the direction of Captain Hannah Trudgeon, enjoy and evening of entertainment from some of the finest military...