British, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in Murmansk
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Murmansk, Kola Bay Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 12 July 1918 In Murmansk...
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Si Biggs
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Private Gerrighty RMLI Albert Medal
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Western Mediterranean Sea Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1878 Date/s: 27th July 1878 Private...
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Si Biggs
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Advance to Eshowe - Battle of Ginghilovo
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines (RMA/RMLI) Location: Ginghilovo - South Africa Period/ Conflict: Zulu Wars Year: 1879 Date/s: 2nd April...
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Si Biggs
Jul 19, 20215 min read
Major Thomas Oldfield - Consulted by Nelson; His Gallantry spoken of by Napoleon
On the night before the landings at Tenerife on 21 July 1797 Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson held his war council where Captain Thomas...
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Simon Biggs
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Napoleon Buonaparte Inspects the Royal Marine Guard
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1815 Date/s: 16th July 1815 From the Memoirs of...
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Si Biggs
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Second Voyage of James Cook
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Plymouth Sound Period/ Conflict: Year: 1772 Date/s: 13 July 1772 HMS Resolution...
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Royal Marines Association
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Royal Marines Charity News | 13.07.21 A message from Commandant General Royal Marines, Lieutenant General Rob Magowan CB CBE “You will be...
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Si Biggs
Jul 10, 20216 min read
Royal Marines WWII Landing Craft Crews - Europe
Unit/ Formation: Landing Craft Units Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 Of the hundreds...
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Si Biggs
Jul 9, 20211 min read
HMS Vanguard Explosion
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 9 July 1917 Shortly before midnight...
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Si Biggs
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Independence of the New Hebrides “Coconut War” with France
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: South Pacific Ocean Period/ Conflict: 20th Century Year: 1980 Date/s: July 1980 The Coconut War...
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Si Biggs
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Capture of the Battery at Cruxhaven
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Cruxhaven Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1809 Date/s: 8 July 1809 A small force...
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Si Biggs
Jul 8, 20213 min read
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 7, 20211 min read
Landing & Infiltration in Somaliland
Unit/ Formation: 539 ASRM Location: Somaliland Period/ Conflict: 21st Century Year: 2011 Date/s: July 2011 In July 2011 a landing craft...
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Si Biggs
Jul 2, 20213 min read
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
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Steph Stephens SBS - Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Haji Wakil village, Bahram Chah Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Year: 2010 Date/s: 1st...
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Si Biggs
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Our House Fire - Please check your Alarms TODAY
I'am sorry that this months blog is a little light on content, this month we had a fire in our kitchen, caused by a fitted dishwasher...
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Si Biggs
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Landings in Sadani - East Africa 1916
During July 1916 in East Africa the Germans from Tanga and Pangani made an advance on Sadani. Seamen and Royal Marines from HMS Talbot...
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Si Biggs
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Scaling the Walls at Chin-Kiang-Fu
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1842 Date/s: 21 July 1842 3rd brigade was assisted by a...
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Si Biggs
Jul 18, 20204 min read
John Field - RM People "We thought we were immortal.” Operation Husky
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Sicily Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: July 1943 John Field crouched in the...
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