GIBRALTAR THE FIRST AND ONLY BATTLE HONOUR WORN
“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 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
“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
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
CORPS MEMORABLE DATES 28 th OCT 24 th JULY 7 th JUNE 17 th JUNE 21 st OCT 25 th APRIL 23 rd APRIL 6 th JUNE 1 st NOV 14 th JUNE 1664 1704 1761 1775 1805 1918 1944 1982 BIRTH of the CORPS CAPTURE of GIBRALTAR BATTLE of BELLE ISLE BATTLE of BUNKERS HILL BATTLE of TRAFALGAR LANDING at GALLIPOLI RAID on ZEEBRUGGE LANDINGS at NORMANDY ASSAULT on WALCHEREN RECAPTURE FALKLANDS
UNIT MEMORABLE DATES HQ CDO FORCES 40 CDO 14 JUNE 1982 3 OCT 1943 6 NOV 1956 42 CDO 31 JAN 1945 12 JUN 1982 45 CDO 23 JUN 1945 12 JUN 1982 FPGRM 2 APR 1945 CDO LOGS 21 MAY 1982 HQ & SIGS 21 MAY 1982 CTCRM 6 JUNE 1944 Operational Landing Craft Squadrons 6 JUNE 1944 21 MAY 1982 Recapture of the Falkland Islands Termoli Port Said Kangaw Mount Harriet Montforterbeek Two Sisters Lake Commachio Ajax Bay Landings San Carlos Landings Normandy Landings San Carlos Landings
The Victoria Cross RIBBON COLOURS DONATES WHERE ACTION TOOK PLACE : LAUREL WREATH MAROON – ON LAND BLUE – ON SEA “V” SHAPED HINGE ALL RIBBONS ARE NOW MAROON IN COLOUR 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
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 PRETTYJOH LT G DOWELL BDR T WILKINSON CAPT L HALLIDAY L/CPL W PARKER MAJ F HARVEY MAJ F LUMBSDEN CAPT E BAMFORD SGT N FINCH CPL T HUNTER RMLI INKERMAN 1854 RMA VIBORG 1855 RMA SEBASTOPOL 1855 RMLI PEKING 1900 RMLI GALLIPOLI 1915 RMLI JUTLAND 1916 RMA FRANCE 1917 RMLI ZEEBRUGGE 1918 RMA ZEEBRUGGE 1918 RM LAKE COMACCHIO 1945
ARE THERE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS?
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