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Major Oldfield and Colonel Walker Royal Marines; Memorial Tablet in Jerusalum

Major Thomas Oldfield (21 June 1756 – 1799) When on passage to St. Helena, Naploeon spoke of Oldfield's gallantry to the marine officers...

Major Geoff Dyer RMR - Gentleman Rogue

Geoff Dyer was an inspiration to many young people and cannot express how I feel about Geoff’s passing. I had the privilege of sitting...

Landings in Beirut 1840

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Beirut Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 8 September 1840 The Oriental...

Capture of Sidon

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sidon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 27 September 1840 Sidon stands...

The RMHS presents - Invasion, The Royal Marines and the Battle for Normandy, 1944

Invasion, The Royal Marines and the Battle for Normandy, 1944. Author - George Gelder. Soft Back, 602pp. Published Royal Marines...

Loss of HMS Hawke and 78 Royal Marines Light Infantry

H.M.S. Hawke was an old armoured cruiser operating as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron assigned to the Northern Patrol. Launched at...

July Marines - The Royal Marines in July since 1664

I hope you are your families are well, and if you have time why not look at the pins for July, covering nearly 360 years of Global...

D Day Royal Marines Live Stream

Earlier this month in teh 80th Year of DDay I was delighted to be asked to conduct a live stream with Paul Woodage who runs the very...

Langrune-sur-Mer Wn 26

The village of Langrune-sur-Mer is defended by a large anti-tank wall and the support point Wn 26 manned by soldiers of the 9th company...

Panzers Destroyed by HMS Rodney - Counter-attack on the Orne Bridgehead

As the 21st Panzer Regiment launched a counter attack against the Orne Bridghead HMS Rodney fired a Naval Bombardment which helped stem...

Close Support Craft Juno Beach

Support Craft. The following would provide close support for 7 Brigade. LCG 831, 1007 and 1062. Landing Craft Gun each with two 4.7”...

RM Engineers - LCOCU's (Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Units)

ON D-DAY, six Royal Marine and four Royal Navy LCOCUs, Landing Craft Obstruction Clearance Units [LCOCUs pronounced Lock-yews] each...

HMS Erebus - 15inch Monitor D Day

HMS Erebus Erebus was a monitor, a shallow draft vessel which could steam at around 12 knots, she was basically a floating gun platform...

HMS Ramillies D Day Bombardment - Benerville Battery

HMS RAMILLIES - Royal Sovereign-class 15in gun Battleship April to May Took part in preparatory exercises for planned assault landings....

17,500 Royal Marines and 1 Dog!

A Shaggy Dog Story [Royal Marines and D Day by Captain the Reverend D A Farquharson-Roberts RM] Courtesy, the Crew of LCG(L) 1 I am...

Action on Dead Mans Ridge/ Razor Back Hill Gallipoli

Gallant attacks had been made, but they had failed, and the losses among the men and also, perhaps, to some extent the inadequate...

The Raid on Zeebrugge - 23 April 1918 - 'For England and St George!'

Mounted by two thousand men of the 4th Battalion Royal Marines and Royal Navy under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. The...

Trincomalee War Cemetery

Unit/ Fomration: Memorial Location: Trincomalee Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1948 Date/s: April 1948 Trincomalee is a seaport on...

Forming of the Grand Division

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1775 Date/s: 3rd April 1775 In April 1755, when...

Ascension Island Staging for Operation Corporate

Unit/ Formation: 3 Cdo Brigade RM Location: Ascension Island Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 6 April 1982 Naval...

41 Cdo - Sword Beach - D Day

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 The most experienced unit in...

Air Defence of Malta - Royal Marines Bofors

28th February 1941 At Malta as part of the air defence in World War 2, the Royal Marines were given two Bofors, guns, which were mounted...

In the Footsteps of 47 Commando - Port-en-Bessin

Spend the day with Royal Marine Commandos on a commemorative walk. Watch the Royal Marines arrive by sea and join them in retracing 47...

The Raid on Zeebrugge - 23 April 1918 - 'For England and St George!'

Mounted by two thousand men of the 4th Battalion Royal Marines and Royal Navy under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. The...

Royal Marines - Operation Telic

Starting on 20th March 2003, 40 and 42 Commando moved into Southern Iraq to secure the oil fields and prevent Saddam from setting them on...

The Battle of Belle Isle - 7 June 1761

The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....

Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982

The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...

The Corps of Marines titled the Royal Marines by King George III

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1802 Date/s: 29th April 1802 In 1802, largely at...

Sergeant Norman Finch RMA - Victoria Cross - Zeebrugge

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 23 April 1918 Finch was 27 years...

Capture of Gibraltar 24th July t0 1st August 1704

On July 24, the allied fleet arrived outside Gibraltar. In all, Rooke commanded 16 English ships under Byng and six Dutch ships under...

Operation Infatuate - The Battle of Walcheren

1st - 8th November 1944 Operation Infatuate - The Battle of Walcheren. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and...

Happy Birthday #Royal Marines Projecting Global Power Since 1664

Formed in the reign of King Charles II on October 28, 1664 as the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot (or Admiral’s...

Captain of Marines Charles William Adair - Killed at the Battle of Trafalgar - 21st October 1805

Royal Marines Museum Collection (Unknown Artist) Charles William Adair (Captain Royal Marines) On joining HMS VICTORY Adair, Charles...

The Battle of Belleisle - 7 June 1761

The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....

Major Pitcairn and the Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 "Now, for the glory of the Marines!"

17 June 1775: During the night of 16-17 June, the American rebels, tightening their grip on Boston, occupied and entrenched Breed’s Hill,...

Battle for the Falklands - Landing at San Carlos - 21 May 1982

The British Task Force started to land at San Carlos Bay on May 21st 1982 after receiving approval from London, under command of ...

Royal Marines in Gallipoli - 28 April 1915

Gallipoli - 28 April 1915 Marines were involved in both the initial, unopposed, landings on the peninsula and the subsequent amphibious...

Happy Birthday #Royal Marines 'this country's sheet anchor' since 1664

'I never knew an appeal made to them for honor, courage, or loyalty that they did not more than realize my highest expectations. If ever...

Royal Marines Birthday

On the 28th October 2014, the Royal Marines celebrated their 350th birthday year. From fighting on the decks and in the mastheads at the...

Major Frederick William Lumsden RMA - VC

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 4 April 1917 Brigadier General...

Captain Lewis ST Halliday - Victoria Cross - 24th June 1900 – Boxer Rebellion China

Unit/ Formation : Victoria Cross Location : China Period/ Conflict : Boxer Rebellion Year : 1900 Date/s : 24 June 1900 Halliday was 30...

Captain Edward Banford RMLI - Victoria Cross - Zeebrugge

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 23 April 1918 Bamford was 30 years...

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,...

Corporal John Prettyjohns - First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd Nov 1854 – Battle of Inkerman

John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...

Lieutenant George Dare Dowell RMA VC - Viborg, Baltic Sea

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Russia Period/ Conflict: Crimean War Year: 1855 Date/s: 13 July 1855 Dowell was 24 years...

Bombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VC

Bombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VC – Crimea Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Russia Period/ Conflict: Crimean War Year: 1855...

Major Francis Harvey RMLI - Battle Of Jutland

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Jutland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 31 May 1916 A long serving Royal...

Lance Corporal Parker RMLI VC - Gallipoli

Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Gallipoli Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 30 April 1915 In April 1915, the...

L/Cpl HE Harden VC (RAMC) - attached to 45 (Royal Marine) Commando - 23rd January 1945 - Netherlands

Henry Eric Harden VC (23 February 1912 – 23 January 1945), 32 years old. Harden was a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps...

Corporal John Prettyjohn the First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd November 1854 – Battle of Inke

John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...

Pte Stanley Robert McDougall VC (1890-1968) - Pages of the Sea

On 11 November 2018, tens of thousands of people took part in Pages of the Sea – a commissioned art project by filmmaker Danny Boyle,...

Corporal John Prettyjohn the First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd November 1854 – Battle of Inke

John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...

Major Anders Lassen VC - SBS - Lake Commachio 8 - 9th April 1945

On the night of 8th – 9th April 1945 eighteen men from the Special Boat Service set out across Lake Comacchio to attack heavily defended...

David Samuel Anthony Lord VC, DFC Victoria Cross 19th September 1944 - Battle of Arnhem

As it is my Birthday I though I would remember a VC Winner from today who sacrificed his life for others: David Samuel Anthony Lord VC,...

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