“GIBRALTAR” THE FIRST AND ONLY BATTLE HONOUR WORN ON THE CORPS CREST (after the siege of Gibraltar in 1704)
“THE FOULED ANCHOR” BADGE of the LORD HIGH ADMIRAL BADGE of the LORD HIGH ADMIRAL AWARDED IN 1747 AWARDED IN 1747
AWARDED the LAUREL WREATH for “GALLANTRY” (After the battle of Belle Isle in 1761)
“PER MARE PER TERRAM” Corps motto believed to have first been used at the “Battle of Bunker Hill” 1775
“LION & CROWN” REPRESENTS A “ROYAL REGIMENT” AWARDED BY KING GEORGE III on 29 TH April 1802 AWARDED BY KING GEORGE III on 29 TH April 1802
“THE GREAT GLOBE” GRANTED TO REPLACE THE 109 BATTLE HONOURS OF THE CORPS AWARDED BY KING GEORGE IV in 1827
CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS
CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS
CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART INFANTRY GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS
CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED TWO PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS
CORPS COLOURS NAVY Original Uniform Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Marine Tunic change of 1876 NAVY
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CORPS MEMORABLE DATES 28th OCT1664BIRTH of the CORPS 24th JULY1704CAPTURE of GIBRALTAR 7th JUNE1761BATTLE of BELLE ISLE 17th JUNE1775BATTLE of BUNKERS HILL 21st OCT1805BATTLE of TRAFALGAR 25th APRIL1915LANDING at GALLIPOLI 23rd APRIL1918RAID on ZEEBRUGGE 6th JUNE1944LANDINGS at NORMANDY 1st NOV1944ASSAULT on WALCHEREN 14th JUNE1982RECAPTURE FALKLANDS 28th OCT1664BIRTH of the CORPS 24th JULY1704CAPTURE of GIBRALTAR 7th JUNE1761BATTLE of BELLE ISLE 17th JUNE1775BATTLE of BUNKERS HILL 21st OCT1805BATTLE of TRAFALGAR 25th APRIL1915LANDING at GALLIPOLI 23rd APRIL1918RAID on ZEEBRUGGE 6th JUNE1944LANDINGS at NORMANDY 1st NOV1944ASSAULT on WALCHEREN 14th JUNE1982RECAPTURE FALKLANDS
UNIT MEMORABLE DATES HQ CDO FORCES14 JUNE 1982Recapture of the Falkland Islands 40 CDO3 OCT 1943Termoli 6 NOV 1956 Port Said 6 NOV 1956 Port Said 42 CDO31 JAN 1945Kangaw 12 JUN 1982Mount Harriet 12 JUN 1982Mount Harriet 45 CDO23 JUN 1945Montforterbeek 12 JUN 1982Two Sisters 12 JUN 1982Two Sisters FPGRM2 APR 1945Lake Commachio CDO LOGS21 MAY 1982Ajax Bay Landings HQ & SIGS21 MAY 1982San Carlos Landings CTCRM6 JUNE 1944Normandy Landings Operational Landing Craft Squadrons 6 JUNE 1944Normandy Landings 21 MAY 1982San Carlos Landings
RIBBON COLOURS DONATES WHERE ACTION TOOK PLACE : MAROON – ON LAND BLUE – ON SEA ALL RIBBONS ARE NOW MAROON IN COLOUR LAUREL WREATH “V” SHAPED HINGE The Victoria Cross LION & CROWN “FOR VALOUR”
ROYAL MARINE V.C. WINNERS CPL. JOHN PRETTYJOHN BATTLE of INKERMAN. CRIMEAN WAR
BDR. THOMAS WILKINSON SIEGE of SEBASTOPOL. CRIMEAN WAR
LT. GEORGE D. DOWELL VIBORG RIVER. CRIMEAN WAR
CAPT. LEWIS S. T. HALLIDAY PEKING LEGATIONS. CHINA PEKING LEGATIONS. CHINA
CPL. WALTER R. PARKER GABA TEPE. GALLIPOLI
MAJ. FRANCIS J. W. HARVEY H.M.S. LION. JUTLAND
MAJ. FREDERICK W. LUMSDEN WESTERN FRONT FRANCE
CAPT. EDWARD BAMFORD ZEEBRUGGE
SGT. NORMAN A. FINCH ZEEBRUGGE
CPL THOMAS PECK HUNTER LAKE COMACCHIO Northern Italy
VICTORIA CROSSES CPL J PRETTYJOHRMLIINKERMAN1854 LT G DOWELLRMAVIBORG1855 BDR T WILKINSONRMASEBASTOPOL1855 CAPT L HALLIDAYRMLIPEKING1900 L/CPL W PARKERRMLIGALLIPOLI1915 MAJ F HARVEYRMLIJUTLAND1916 MAJ F LUMBSDENRMAFRANCE1917 CAPT E BAMFORDRMLIZEEBRUGGE1918 SGT N FINCHRMAZEEBRUGGE1918 CPL T HUNTERRMLAKE COMACCHIO 1945
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