Royal Marines from 42 Commando today completed a 16.64 mile-a-day relay challenge over six days by handing the baton to Royal Marines Band colleagues. The hand-over event happened on Plymouth Hoe with colleagues from the HM Band of the Royal Marines giving them musical encouragement. The march is part of the 1664 Challenge, an annual event which marks the … [Read more...]
Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps receive berets
Royal Marines Cadets received their berets in a parade held at Royal Marines Barracks Stonehouse in Plymouth. Cadets from Cadet Recruit Troop 216 received their blue berets in a parade to recognise the completion of six months of training. The cadets, who are part of the Plymouth Division Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps, have learned basic field craft, … [Read more...]
Royal Marines mark 352nd Anniversary
Royal Marines from 42Commando Royal Marines and 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, who are part of the HMS Bulwark's ship's company, celebrated the corps 352nd birthday on board the ship while deployed. A ceremony was staged on the flight deck under the middle east sun whilst deployed on Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) under the command of the Royal Navy’s Commander … [Read more...]
Royal Navy Sailing World Record Presentation
Two dinghy sailors who sailed a Royal Navy boat from Plymouth to Portsmouth this summer have been confirmed as record holders. Petty Officer Phil Slade and Mark Belamarich, who both work for the Royal Marines in Plymouth, set a world record for the distance sailed by a two-man dinghy – a standard 14-foot long Bosun class. The friend were presented with a Guiness World … [Read more...]
Royal Marine Private Walter Buckley grave rededication
The family of a Royal Marine who died in the First World War have spoken of their happiness after the identification of his grave, which had been marked as ‘unknown’ since his death. Private Walter Buckley died on the last day of the First World War in Belgium, and his family were told there had been no remains to bury. Consequently, there was no grave for them to visit; … [Read more...]
Royal Marines train in Holland
Royal Marines from Plymouth sailed their landing craft and assault boats to Holland to train in leading amphibious attacks. The Royal Navy’s small boats and beach assault experts carried out their final test, having completed 14 weeks of training for landing craft crews, on a quiet Netherlands nature reserve. The Marines, of 1 Assault Group based in HM Naval Base, … [Read more...]
Fitness Festival at Devonport Naval Base
Hundreds of sailors and Royal Marines attended the first ever fitness festival at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth. The new event was so popular, attracting more than 350 personnel to try a multitude of sports and activities, that the event will now be held annually. NAVYFit Festival launched at HMS Drake and at other naval establishments countrywide in order to promote … [Read more...]
Royal Marines Falklands Memorial
Royal Marines and sailors from HMS Bulwark’s Royal Marines squadron gathered on a beach for a poignant commemoration of the loss of landing craft during the 1982 Falklands Conflict. The Plymouth warship conducted the service on Portsmouth’s Eastney Beach on the anniversary of the deaths during the battle to reclaim the islands from the invading Argentina’s armed … [Read more...]
Royal Navy Submarine, HMS Vanguard, hosts historic Army visit
Royal Navy submariners helped Army gunners mark the 300th year of their regiment’s formation. HMS Vanguard’s crew welcomed a group of soldiers from the Royal Artillery on board at Plymouth Naval Base on the final days of a world tour. The captain of HMS Vanguard, Commander Martin Gill, said: “It was a great honour and privilege to be able to participate in the … [Read more...]
Military and Civic tribute to Battle of Jutland
Descendants of the Royal Naval personnel who fought at the Battle of Jutland 100 years ago in World War One will pay tribute to them at a memorial ceremony in Plymouth. More than 50 descendants will lay wreaths and other tributes at the Royal Naval Memorial during a parade and religious service on Tuesday 31 May to mark the 100th year of the battle. The service … [Read more...]
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