Royal Marines
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Founded | London |
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United Kingdom | |
Headquarters | Whitehall |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Part of | Royal Navy |
Her Majesty's Naval Service | |
Engagements | World War II |
World War I | |
Korean War | |
Gulf War | |
Official site | royalnavy.mod.uk |
Motto | English |
Role | Expeditionary warfare |
Amphibious warfare | |
Arctic warfare | |
March | A Life on the Ocean Wave |
Command general | Lieutenant General Robert Magowan |
Subsidiaries | Special Boat Service |
3 Commando Brigade | |
Okra answer panel origin | Origin |
Okra answer panel weapons | Weapons |
Okra answer panel colors | Colors |
Okra answer panel age | Age |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1051894 |
About Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines is an amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy.
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... " In Kenya, he will meet President William Ruto, attend a state banquet, and meet Kenyan Marines training with the UK Royal Marines...
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...A former Royal Marines Commando who fought in Italy during World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday...
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... Alison Morgan KC, prosecuting, said Chail had applied for positions within the Ministry of Defence Police, British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Navy, but his applications were rejected...
D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role
... " The son of a steam locomotive driver, Mr Budding joined the Royal Marines at 17...
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... The standard-bearers will represent the legion and seven other associated armed forces charities: the Royal Naval Association; Royal Marines Association; Army Benevolent Fund; Air Forces Association; Royal Commonwealth and Ex Services League; Merchant Navy Association; and SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity...
British diplomats evacuated from Sudan
... He said the operation involved more than 1,200 British personnel from the Air Assault Brigade, Royal Marines and the Royal Air Force...
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... A lot of our soldiers were killed that day, a lot of people wounded, not just Welsh Guardsmen, the Royal Marines, the Royal Navy, a whole host of them, Army medics who were injured or killed in the most horrific way, " he said...
New Year Honours 2023: Scotland footballers named on list
... " A total of 27 Sailors, Royal Marines and Reservists from across the Royal Navy have also been singled out in the King s first New Year s Honours list...
D-Day veteran Les Budding, 97, tells of first-wave role
By Kevin ShoesmithBBC News
One of Britain's last remaining D-Day veterans has said he puts his survival down to " The Luck of the draw".
Les Budding, 97, was 18 years old when he served on board Landing Craft Flak 34, charged with providing covering fire for the First Wave of troops who stormed Sword Beach on 6 June 1944.
Mr Budding said: " On this anniversary, I'm thinking about the veterans we've lost over The Past few years.
" I'm also thinking about all those men we lost That Day . "
The Son of a steam locomotive driver, Mr Budding joined the Royal Marines at 17.
Following intense training in Scotland, he found himself with 85 others boarding a 186ft Landing Craft in Portsmouth headed for The Normandy coast, 79 years ago.
They were tasked with defending the main invasion force from attack from The Luftwaffe as well as surface vessels.
He told The Bbc : " I wasn't nervous. We were kept busy. We knew we had an important job to do. Looking Back , I think we had that attitude because of our youth. If we were 25 or 30 and had experience of Death - of life, come to think of it - we would probably have seen things different.
" Survival was luck of the draw. A lot of people were lost. "
Mr Budding, who lives near Sleaford in his native Lincolnshire, recalled " the false start" when The Invasion was put back A Day due to bad weather.
" There was a narrow weather window and off we went, " He Said . " We all just wanted to Get Going , to get The Job done. "
Mr Budding saw his first enemy aircraft later that morning, but added The Luftwaffe posed little threat thanks to the efforts of the RAF who controlled The Skies .
" The RAF did a marvellous job That Day , keeping The Luftwaffe away from us, " he recalled.
He Said : " Our role was protecting The Landing forces. The Germans were firing at us from the upper windows of houses dotted along The Shore . They had all these sandbags around the windows and you could see the muzzle flashes. "
Mr Budding, although proud of his actions That Day , insisted the more important task was The Holding of The Trout Line - a defensive line ensuring supplies reached The First waves.
After The War , Mr Budding returned to his childhood sweetheart Doris and they married soon after. They were married 71 years. Mrs Budding died five years ago.
" I still miss her, " He Said . " She was not a happy bunny when I joined the forces, " He Said . " But I had to go and do my bit. "
Mr Budding, a father to daughter Linda, grandfather to three and great-grandfather to six, believes it is " most important" The Nation continues to remember the sacrifices of those who helped free The World from Nazi tyranny.
He remains modest, insisting he was " just one of many".
Today, however, he is one of The Few .
With a wink, he added: " We're getting a little thin on the ground now, aren't we? "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com