December Dits - Happy New Year
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Si Biggs
Dec 30, 20232 min read
The Siege and Capture of Ruapekapeka - New Zealand
Ruapekapeka (bats nest), a pā 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Kawakawa in the Northland Region of New Zealand, is one of the largest...
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Si Biggs
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Attack on Canton 1857
Location: Canton Period/ Conflict: Year: 1857 Date/s: 28 December 1857 The Battle of Canton (Chinese: 廣州城戰役) was fought by British and...
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Si Biggs
Dec 27, 20233 min read
The Battle of Biscay - Operation Stonewall
The Battle of the Bay of Biscay was a naval action that took place on 28 December 1943 during World War II as part of the Atlantic...
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Si Biggs
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Operation Archery - The First Tri Services Raid
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Norway Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 27 December 1941 Operation Archery, also...
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Si Biggs
Dec 23, 20231 min read
SBS - Raid to Capture Taliban Commander
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Alinger Valley, Laghman Province Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-) Year: 2013 Date/s: 23...
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Si Biggs
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Loss of HMS Dunedin - 55 Royal Marines Lost
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: South Atlantic Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 24 November 1941 Light cruiser HMS...
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Si Biggs
Nov 20, 20232 min read
40 CDO - Capture of Navy House - Musketeer
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Port Said Period/ Conflict: Suez Crisis Year: 1956 Date/s: 6th November 1956 At dawn on 6 November...
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Si Biggs
Nov 20, 20232 min read
45 CDO - The world's first heli-borne assault - Musketeer
Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Egypt Period/ Conflict: Suez Crisis Year: 1956 Date/s: 5 November 1956 Operation Musketeer (French:...
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Si Biggs
Nov 16, 20231 min read
King George II - Proclamation to raise 6 Marine Regiments
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1739 Date/s: 16 November 1739 In his address to...
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Si Biggs
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Formation of 41 CDO RM
No 41 CDO Royal Marines was brought into being at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock on 7th October 1942. Formed of volunteers primarily...
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Si Biggs
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Attack on Milos Freya Radar Station
Haddock Troop, was a contingent of Royal Marines on 'special assignment', led by Captain Arnold Bell it consisted of two sergeants, four...
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Si Biggs
Nov 15, 20231 min read
SBS seize Bagram Air Base
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Bagram Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-) Year: 2001 Date/s: 15 November 2001 During the US-led...
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Si Biggs
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Lt H.M. Day RMLI - Albert Medal
On 9th November 1918 H.M.S. Britannia which had been patrolling on the routes west of Gibraltar when passing Cape Trafalgar was torpedoed...
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Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Royal Marine Artillery who served in the Anglo-Egyptian War
Photograph of soldiers from the Royal Marine Artillery who served in the Anglo-Egyptian War. Standing in front of a mounted gun from left...
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Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Bergen-op-Zoom Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 - 8th November 1944 ...
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Si Biggs
Nov 8, 20232 min read
LVT 'Conquerer' Destroyed by Booby Trap in Serooskerke
Unit/ Formation: 48 Cdo RM Location: Serooskerke Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 8 November 1944 A patrol from 48RM...
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Si Biggs
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Honour Guard for Kaiser Wilhelm II
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Portsmouth Period/ Conflict: Year: 1907 Date/s: November 1907 Kaiser Wilhelm II arriving at...
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Si Biggs
Nov 7, 20232 min read
41 CDO Mortared in the Dunes
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Walcheren Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 7 November 1944 Two Nebelwerfer north of...
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Si Biggs
Nov 5, 20232 min read
41CDO RM - Attack on W18 - Walcheren
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Walcheren Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 5 November 1944 W18 was situated in the...
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