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Si Biggs
Jul 241 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Jul 132 min read
Vincent Kemel Horton - Crete-Tobruk-D Day
Royal Marines Commando Vincent Horton was bombed, shot at, shelled and captured (twice!) during WWII. Vince joined the Royal Marines in...
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Si Biggs
Jul 92 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Feb 162 min read
48 Commando Supported by RM Tanks D Day 80
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Langrune Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6th June 1944 1820 - On returning to Cdo...
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Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Bergen-op-Zoom Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 - 8th November 1944 ...
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Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20232 min read
LVT 'Conquerer' Destroyed by Booby Trap in Serooskerke
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Serooskerke Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 8 November 1944 A patrol from 48RM...
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Si Biggs
Nov 1, 20232 min read
48 CDO - Operation Infatuate - Walcheren
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Westkapelle Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 November 1944 On 1 November No 48...
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Si Biggs
Aug 1, 20233 min read
James Louis Moulton
James Louis Moulton was born on 3 June 1906, the son of J. D. Moulton. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet, and...
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Si Biggs
Jun 6, 20235 min read
Nan Red 6th June 1944 - No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando
No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando was formed in March 1944 and was the last commando unit formed during the Second World War. It was formed...
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Si Biggs
Jul 25, 202222 min read
48 Royal Marine Commando - July 1944 - Sallenelles
Occupation of Sallenelles X Troop, under the command of Capt Linnell, led the commandos into the area and found Sallenelles, as expected,...
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Si Biggs
Jul 23, 20223 min read
The Last Man Standing, the story of Dennis Donovan, 48 Royal Marine Commando Juno Beach
The Story of Dennis Donovan, the last man standing, 48 Royal Marine Commando. A Royal Marines History Podcast Dennis was born on the 3rd...
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Si Biggs
May 3, 20224 min read
Liberation of Rangoon - Operation Dracula
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 2nd May 1945 The invasion of Rangoon was...
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Si Biggs
Apr 22, 20211 min read
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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