Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 5th October 1950 125 men and five officers of...

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

No 41 CDO Royal Marines was brought into being at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock on 7th October 1942. Formed of volunteers primarily...

23rd October 1942 HMS Phoebe was torpedoed by U-161 off the Congo Estuary, while on passage to French Equatorial Africa. Her route was...

” On the morning of October 24th [1857], Sir Michael landed additional Marines to aid detachments which were already ashore in Canton...

1702. Wednesday 11th - 12th October. The Attack on the Treasure ships at Virgo, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The English and...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: 23 October 1943 HMS Charybdis...

Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 8th to 9th October 1918 The Battle of Cambrai,...

Search the month of October on the Royal Marines History Cards; Or Royal Marines Geo History Map; Or View the month scrolling here:...

His Majesty The King is announced as Captain General Royal Marines on the 358th Anniversary of the Corps His Majesty The King will serve...

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...

Following the valuable lessons of Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS) in the First World War, in 1919 the Cabinet approved an...

Aloysius Stanbridge took part in three wars, the Boer War, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion and the Great War) and served under three...

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th October 1939 At 01.16 hours on 14...

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: Queen Anne's War Year: 1710 Date/s: 5 – 13 October 1710 Nicholson’s...

Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1777 Date/s: 03 October 1777 Oct 3,...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Chinese coast Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 1 October 1942 1942 Lisbon Maru,...

Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Yugoslavia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th October 1944 Floydforce was the...

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 29th October 1942 SS Abosso,...

Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Year: 1747 Date/s: 23 October 1747 Hannah Snell was born in...