The Unknown Warrior Story - The Bands of HM Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Westminster Abbey Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1920 Date/s: 11 November 1920 In 1920, as part...
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Si Biggs
Nov 7, 20212 min read
Storming of the Ottoman Fort Fao - Al Faw Peninsula
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Iraq Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 6 November 1914 The Fao Landing occurred...
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Si Biggs
Oct 12, 20213 min read
The Trenches of Colincamps
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 12th October 1916 On the night of the...
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Si Biggs
Sep 22, 20212 min read
First British Air-raid of WW1
Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Düsseldorf Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 22 September 1914 Flight Lieutenant...
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Si Biggs
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Battle & Breaching of the Drocourt-Queant Line
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 2nd to 3rd September 1918 Battle of...
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Si Biggs
Aug 17, 20212 min read
Royal Marines Light Infantry - RMLI Action's in North Russia
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: Medvezhjya Gora Period/ Conflict: Year: 1919 Date/s: 17th August 1919 The 6th Battalion RM in action...
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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
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Disarming Russian Bolsheviks at Vladivostok - Preparing an Armoured Train
HMS Suffolk Lat 43.1, Long 131.88 On the 9th April 1918 the cruiser HMS Suffolk landed a Marine Detachment to act as Consular Guard at...
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Si Biggs
Apr 28, 20214 min read
The Battle of Gavrelle Windmill
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 28th to 29th April 1917 The battle of...
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Si Biggs
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Captain Edward Banford RMLI - Victoria Cross - Zeebrugge
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 23 April 1918 Bamford was 30 years...
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Si Biggs
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Sergeant Norman Finch RMA - Victoria Cross - Zeebrugge
Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Belgium Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 23 April 1918 Finch was 27 years...
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Si Biggs
Apr 13, 20212 min read
Formation and Timeline of the RMLI
On 30 January 1855, Her Majesty Queen Victoria approved an Admiralty Minute designating the infantry of the Royal Marines a 'Light Corps'...
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Si Biggs
Apr 5, 20213 min read
Battle of Aveluy Wood - Royal Marines Light Infantry
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 5th to 7th April 1918 2nd Battalion RMLI...
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Si Biggs
Mar 10, 20212 min read
The Battle of Latema Nek
The Battle of Latema Nek was a battle of the East African Campaign in World War I, the force included No 9 Field Battery Royal Marines –...
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Si Biggs
Mar 5, 20211 min read
The Silver Drums - 1914-18 Memorial to the Royal Marines Band Service
The Silver Drums in memory of the 143 ranks of the Band Service who lost their lives in the Great War were paid for by voluntary...
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Si Biggs
Feb 24, 20215 min read
Anthony 'Tony' Smith awarded the George Cross
On the night of the 23rd February 1944 former Royal Marine Tony Smith earnt the George Cross in a daring rescue. Anthony Smith...
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Si Biggs
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Occupation of Lemnos
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Lemnos Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 23rd February 1915 The Island of Lemnos...
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Si Biggs
Feb 17, 20213 min read
RMLI at Miraumont
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 17th to 21st February 1917 The 1st Royal...
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Si Biggs
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Loss of HMS Clan MacNaughton
Unit/ Form ation: Memorial Location: North Atlantic Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 3 February 1915 HMS Clan MacNaughton...
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Si Biggs
Jan 9, 20212 min read
First to Land - Last to Leave - Withdrawal from Gallipoli
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Cape Helles Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 9th January 1916 At about 1:40pm on...
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