Remembering today: George Norman Rowell Marine PLY/X111389 Royal Marines, RM Group MN BDO1 Died: 10/8/1943 Buried: Simon's Town (Dido Valley)...
Marine Charles Alfred Chant PO/X100312 Royal Marines Son of Florence Chant, husband of May Chant, Bentley Heath, Solihull Commemorated:...
My father William Baker EX1278, was a driver in the L&M Group, MNBDO1, Royal Marines and was in Crete, Egypt, Ceylon, South Africa during the war....
Hi, my first post on this excellent site and I'm looking for confirmation/information. My father, Ron Davis, Gunner 879686, 65th Field...
Marine JAMES GENERAL PIZEY PO/X 101436, No. 46 R.M. Commando., Royal Marines who died age 24 on 25 August 1944 Son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth...
Below are pages from various diaries including entries from 20th Guards Brigade, 2nd Bn Irish Guards, 2nd Bn Welsh Guards and from Admiralty files...
I have managed to obtain the service records for my late father who served in the Royal Marines from August 1941-November 1945. Details are a...
4th Special Service Brigade, 1 Corps 735941 Private Frederick Bernard TICKLE, ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS attached 48th (ROYAL MARINE) Commando...
As some of you know, my old county is that fine corner of God's earth, Sussex. Many years ago I went to an exhibition of the work of Sussex artist...
I have come across several men killed with this unit in the last days of the war. Anyone know anything about it? I can't seem to find a War...
Another chap I have come across reading 'Dunkirk -Retreat to Victory'. He was Monty's GSO 1 (Chief of Staff) and while travelling to II Corps on...
The Llangibby Castle was involved on at least two occasions in transporting the Irish Guards: the 1Bn across the Med. to Italy in December 1943...
I know very little indeed about the sinking of these two ships but felt compelled to post Rolls of Honour: extracted by using Geoff's search...
Captain Eric William Ravilious Royal Marine's War Artist died 02/09/1942 in a plane crash aged 39. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval...
My Father James served in the Royal Marines throughout WW2 & was stationed on Crete in 1941. My dad never talked much about the war but I remember...
Hi My name is Colin Holmes my late father James (from St Helens Lancashire) served in the Royal Marines from 1940 - 1945. I am intrested in any...
Anyone know where I can find a nominol roll for 46 during ww2? thanks for any ideas.
Further to my previous post, another man on our local war memorial is Corporal Rowland Robbins Royal Marines Died 17th August 1944 Casualty...
After Boulogne, 17 year old Royal Marine Bill Balmer was sent to Calais, this is what he told me. Calais – Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May 1940...
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