Si BiggsSep 22, 20231 min readIRA Bombing - Deal - Memorial Band StandUnit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Deal Period/ Conflict: Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 A memorial bandstand was...
Si BiggsMar 22, 20231 min readAmbush in Belfast - Marine James Macklin KilledUnit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Belfast Period/ Conflict: Northern Ireland Conflict Year: 1974 Date/s: 22 March 1974 Marine James...
Si BiggsDec 31, 20211 min readMike 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 BiggsJun 5, 20211 min readMarines deploy to Ireland- June 1920Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ireland Period/ Conflict: Anglo-Irish War Year: 1920 Date/s: 5th June 1920 During the Irish...
Si BiggsSep 22, 20201 min readIRA Bombing RM Deal 22nd Sept 1989, 11 killed, 21 injuredUnit/ Formation: Royal Marines Band Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: The Troubles Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 The Deal...
Si BiggsAug 27, 20202 min readMurder of Lord MountbatttenUnit/ Formation: RM People Location: Mullaghmore Period/ Conflict: The Troubles Year: 1979 Date/s: 27 August 1979 Murder of the Colonel...
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