May 2023 Dits
Royal Marines in May Thank you for opening this months History Blog, I'm sorry its a little light but I hope is still interesting. This...
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Si Biggs
May 30, 20231 min read
Engagement at Pungoteague Creek - Colonial Marines
Unit/ Formation: Colonial Marines Location: North America Period/ Conflict: War of 1812 Year: 1814 Date/s: 30 May 1814 Under the Command...
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Si Biggs
May 28, 20231 min read
'Ship' Redoubt at Pasajes
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: San Sebastian Period/ Conflict: Carlist Wars Year: 1836 Date/s: 28th May 1836 28 May 1836 – A...
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Si Biggs
May 27, 20233 min read
Sinking of the Bismarck
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Atlantic Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 27th May 1941 The last battle of the...
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Si Biggs
May 27, 20236 min read
The Destruction of HMS Princess Irene
HMS Princess Irene was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to an auxiliary minelayer. On 27 May 1915, she exploded and sank off...
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Si Biggs
May 17, 20232 min read
Bombing of HMS Royal Arthur
Unit/ Formation: Barracks/ Camps Location: Skegness Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 21 February 1942 HMS Royal Arthur...
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Si Biggs
May 14, 20231 min read
Murder of 2 Royal Marines - East Ferry Ireland
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ireland Period/ Conflict: Anglo-Irish War Year: 1921 Date/s: 14 May 1921 On Saturday 14th May...
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Si Biggs
May 10, 20231 min read
Operation Fork - Invasion of Iceland
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Iceland Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 10 May 1940 The invasion of Iceland,...
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Si Biggs
May 6, 20232 min read
Royal Marines wear the Tudor Crown
Royal Marines wore His Majesty The King’s cypher on their uniforms for the first time at the coronation parade in May. Warrant Officers...
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Si Biggs
May 5, 20231 min read
Operation Iron Clad
Unit/ Formation: Combined Ops Location: Madagascar Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 5 May 1942 Allied commanders...
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Si Biggs
Apr 30, 20232 min read
April 2023 Dits
Royal Marines in April I do hope you will find this months 'Dits' Blog interesting, the story of Edward Jones started with a request from...
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Si Biggs
Apr 29, 20237 min read
Battle of Gavrelle Windmill - highest number of Royal Marine causalities in a single day
Battle of Gavrelle Windmill Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 28th to 29th April...
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Si Biggs
Apr 25, 20233 min read
Y Beach Gallipoli - Cliff Assault
Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: Gallipolli Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 25 April 1915 Y Beach was one of three...
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Si Biggs
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Edward Jones died 26th March 1918
Edward Jones died 26th March 1918 and is buried in Arras he died 4 months before his only daughter was born. Jones was on Gun 6 and...
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Si Biggs
Apr 20, 20233 min read
The First Battle of Canton
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1841 Date/s: 18 March 1841 The First Battle of Canton...
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Si Biggs
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Force Viper - Escape
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1943 Date/s: April 1943 Only 58 of the original 106...
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Si Biggs
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Attack on Emmahaven
Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Padang Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 16th April 1945 An airstrike was made on...
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Si Biggs
Apr 15, 20234 min read
Lt Col Richard N. Bendyshe - Shot by a 'Spy' or sentry?
Richard (DIck) Nelson Bendyshe was born on 18th January 1866 in Ontario, Canada. His parents were Charlotte Brodrick and Nelson Bendyshe...
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Si Biggs
Apr 14, 20231 min read
1000'th Royal Marine killed in WW1
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Light Infantry Location: United Kingdom Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 14th April 1915...
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Si Biggs
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Landings at Namsos - Royal Marines first ashore in Norway
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Norway Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 14 - 16th April 1940 The first Allied...
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