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Si Biggs
Sep 235 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Sep 133 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Sep 82 min read
Landings in Beirut 1840
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Beirut Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 8 September 1840 The Oriental...
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Si Biggs
Aug 213 min read
Capture of Sidon
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sidon Period/ Conflict: Egyptian–Ottoman War Year: 1840 Date/s: 27 September 1840 Sidon stands...
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Si Biggs
Aug 202 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Aug 197 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Jul 301 min read
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...
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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 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
Jul 69 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Jun 42 min read
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”...
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Si Biggs
May 292 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
May 293 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
May 293 min read
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....
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Si Biggs
May 293 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
May 63 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Apr 233 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Apr 101 min read
Trincomalee War Cemetery
Unit/ Fomration: Memorial Location: Trincomalee Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1948 Date/s: April 1948 Trincomalee is a seaport on...
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Si Biggs
Apr 31 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Apr 21 min read
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...
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