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.
King Charles to acknowledge 'painful' Kenya history on state visit
... " In Kenya, he will meet President William Ruto, attend a state banquet, and meet Kenyan Marines training with the UK Royal Marines...
Royal Marines veteran Fred Ames celebrates 100th birthday
...A former Royal Marines Commando who fought in Italy during World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday...
Queen crossbow threat: Star Wars inspired Windsor Castle intruder
... 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...
Falklands War: Sir Galahad troops 'were sitting ducks'
... 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...
Royal Marines veteran Fred Ames celebrates 100th birthday
A former Royal Marines Commando who fought in Italy during World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday.
Fred Ames, who lives in Exeter, was surrounded on three sides by German forces when the Allies invaded Italy in January 1944.
As a beach Commando, he landed ahead of the main force, later seeing action in France.
Mr Ames said of his service: " It was no different to anyone else; nothing too exciting. "
His son Richard said his father had three campaign medals for his service.
Joining the Royal Marines aged 18 in 1942, Mr Ames was also in Naples Bay to see Vesuvius last erupt in March 1944.
" We moved on to mainland Italy where I fired my first shots in anger, or more likely fear, in The Battle of Anzio, " He Said .
" At first there was little opposition from the Germans but they soon brought in the Panzers [German tank Division ]. . and other crack troops which made life more difficult.
" It only took us two or three minutes to dig trenches when the mortars were falling all around. "
'I'm a survivor'In The Battle , 7,000 Allied troops were killed, with 36,000 wounded or missing, and 5,000 Germans were killed with 30,500 wounded and 4,500 captured.
He then became a military policeman based at Yettington on Woodbury Common, Devon, describing it as " forced labour" before demobilisation and becoming a bus conductor/driver and hospital porter.
A father of two, grandfather of four and great-grandfather of three, he met his Late Wife Marion in a Forces club canteen in Exeter and they wed in 1947 - and were married for 73 years before she died.
Mr Ames, who now lives in a care home, suffered a broken hip in a fall about a year ago but was operated on in hospital The Next day.
" If you want a new hip, fall over, " he joked.
" I still have a brain, can joke and you can replace knees and hips. But I'm feeling well. I'm fine and in no pain. I'm a survivor. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com