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Sgt Robert Greer LCG 1 - Walcheren
Sergeant Robert Greer (CH/X 3121) served as a Royal Marine during World War Two. Born on 12th December 1907 at 15 Dagmar Street, Belfast,...
Si Biggs
Nov 1, 20224 min read
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Aloysius Stanbridge - three wars & three monarchs
Aloysius Stanbridge took part in three wars, the Boer War, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion and the Great War) and served under three...
Si Biggs
Oct 15, 20224 min read
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Joseph Kelsey - 5th RM (Independent) Armoured Support Battery
1st January 2019 Key Military (Originally published in Britain At War) D-Day veteran Joseph Kelsey talks to Melody Foreman about the...
Si Biggs
Jul 31, 202210 min read
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Major AJ Wright - Flying Shark Teeth
Seafire Mk.IIC, MB218/S-A, pilot Major AJ. Wright, RM, No. 809 NAS, HMS Unicorn, September 1943. MB218 was produced by Supermarine. It...
Si Biggs
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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Captain James Maynard - 50 years of Service
Captain James Maynard This information and life time achievements were found by chance during a house sale and are an astonishing...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Cpl George Tandy DSM - Gold Beach - 'The Human Rudder'
Corporal George Ernest Tandy Ch. X 110723 was 19 years old when as a crewman on LCA 786 he swung down from the davits of Landing Ship...
Si Biggs
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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L/Cpl Matt Croucher GC
Matthew Croucher, GC,VR (born 14 December 1983) is a former Royal Marine and a recipient of the George Cross, the highest British and...
Si Biggs
Feb 9, 20226 min read
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Matthew White, OC 1 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines
Matthew White 2016 In 1962, while still a blue beret Young Officer, and while “on hold” to do my Commando Course after an Appendix...
Si Biggs
Feb 2, 20225 min read
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Colonel David Mitchell 2 SBS - Borneo
Colonel David Mitchell Royal Marines commanded No 2 Special Boat Section in the Far East, and pioneered new technique of clandestine...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read
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Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer; 40 decades of War and Peace (Keeping) Pt1
Please listen to my latest podcast, and interview with Mike Samuelson. Mike Samuelson a Royal Marines Officer: Lympstone to N Iraq via...
Si Biggs
Dec 31, 20211 min read
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Winston Churchills Flying Instructor Killed
Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch Period/ Conflict: 1900's Year: 1913 Date/s: 2nd December 1913...
Si Biggs
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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General Sir Edward Nicolls KCB - The 'Fighting Nicolls'
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Monte Christe Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1803 Date/s: Saturday 5th November 1803...
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Nov 5, 20212 min read
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Hanna Snell Joins the Marines 1747
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Year: 1747 Date/s: 23 October 1747 Hannah Snell was born in...
Si Biggs
Oct 23, 20212 min read
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The Seige of Pondicherry
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: India Period/ Conflict: First Carnatic War Year: 1748 Date/s: August – October 1748 The First...
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Aug 27, 20211 min read
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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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Jul 27, 20212 min read
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Jim Wren Royal Marines at 100
Article from the Royal Marines Charity; Visiting Jim Wren, 100-year-old veteran The Royal Marines Association were lucky enough to secure...
Royal Marines Association
Jul 15, 20217 min read
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HMS Belfast to Victory the story of Ron Knight a Royal Marine on operations in Korea and Malaya
Welcome to the Royal Marines a Geo History Podcast telling the oral histories of former Royal Marines. The aim is to provide more depth...
Si Biggs
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore
Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore, KCB,OBE,MC & Bar (5 July 1928 – 15 September 2007) was a British senior Royal Marine officer who...
Si Biggs
Sep 15, 20205 min read
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Guy Griffiths - Royal Marines Airman, Painter, Forger and Spy
Guy Beresford Kerr "Griff" Griffiths (6 June 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Royal Marine pilot. He served as a pilot during the Second World...
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Sep 12, 20204 min read
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Murder of Lord Mountbattten
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Mullaghmore Period/ Conflict: The Troubles Year: 1979 Date/s: 27 August 1979 Murder of the Colonel...
Si Biggs
Aug 27, 20202 min read
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