48 Royal Marine Commando - July 1944 - Sallenelles
Occupation of Sallenelles X Troop, under the command of Capt Linnell, led the commandos into the area and found Sallenelles, as expected,...
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Si Biggs
Jul 23, 20223 min read
The Last Man Standing, the story of Dennis Donovan, 48 Royal Marine Commando Juno Beach
The Story of Dennis Donovan, the last man standing, 48 Royal Marine Commando. A Royal Marines History Podcast Dennis was born on the 3rd...
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Si Biggs
Jul 8, 20226 min read
46 CDO Recce Patrol - & Milking Cows!
Unit/ Formation: 46 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 8 July 1944 8th July 1944 Place:...
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Si Biggs
May 13, 20224 min read
Evacuation of Queen Wilhelmina
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Hook of Holland Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 13 May 1939 Before evening on...
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Si Biggs
May 3, 20224 min read
Liberation of Rangoon - Operation Dracula
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 2nd May 1945 The invasion of Rangoon was...
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Si Biggs
Apr 20, 20228 min read
Easter Sunday 1943 - Loss of 2 LCG's and 70 Marines off Wales
On Easter Sunday 1943 (25 April), gale force winds and wild seas were lashing at the coast. Close to land, among the giant breakers and...
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Si Biggs
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Operation Valentine - Occupation of the Faroe Islands
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Faroe Islands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 13th April 1940 Occupation of...
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Si Biggs
Apr 9, 20223 min read
HMS Hermes Sunk by Dive Bombers
After the raid on Colombo by the Japanese aircraft carriers on 5 April, known as the Easter Sunday Raid, Hermes and Vampire were sent to...
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Si Biggs
Apr 5, 20226 min read
Sinking of the Cornwall & Dorsetshire 45 Royal Marines Lost
On 2 April, Cornwall and her half sister, Dorsetshire, were detached from the fleet, Dorsetshire to resume an interrupted refit and...
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Si Biggs
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Mar 30, 20226 min read
Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
Belgrade War Cemetery was created to receive the remains of British and Commonwealth casualties brought in from more than sixty small...
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Si Biggs
Mar 22, 20229 min read
Operation Endowment - 43 Commando Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Yugoslavia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 March 1944 On the 22nd – 23rd March...
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Si Biggs
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Mar 12, 20223 min read
47 Commando - Final Operations in Holland
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 March - 7 April 1945 On the 12...
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Si Biggs
Feb 14, 20222 min read
116th Inf Bde RM
Unit/ Formation: 116th Inf Bde RM Location: Hovington Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 14th February 1945 The closing...
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Si Biggs
Feb 7, 20226 min read
Sinking of the Troopship Khedive Ismail
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Indian Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 12th February 1944 On 5 February 1944...
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Si Biggs
Jan 29, 20222 min read
Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Off Anzio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th January 1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS...
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Si Biggs
Jan 23, 20229 min read
Battle of Boulogne - Force Buttercup
The Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops during the Battle of...
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Si Biggs
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Operation Shingle - Anzio Landings
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 January 1944 The Battle of Anzio was a...
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Si Biggs
Jan 14, 20227 min read
45 RM Commando Operations around the Meuse Jan 1945
On the 14th January 1945 45 Commando under Command of Brigadier D Mills-Roberts DSO MC Irish Guards embarked at Tilbury Docks for...
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