They were part of the all Royal Marine 4th Special Service Brigade that took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and later that served in World War II, the Korean War, and in Northern …

Sergeant Reginald James, 41 Independent Commando, Royal Marines, from Southsea Hampshire, was wounded and later awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished …

70th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War - 27 July 2023 The Korean War began on June 25,1950 when the Northern Korean People’s Army, backed by the Soviet Union, launched a …

assigned to the Korean theater was a hastily assembled unit of Royal Marines stationed in Great Britain and Malaya, where they were already engaged in a guerrilla war against Communist...

Nov 30, 2022 · Led by Lt. Col. Douglas B. Drysdale, the men were among the first members of their service to go into action behind enemy lines in the Korean War. Their target that night …

41 Independent Commando RM, commanded by Lt. Col. D.B. Drysdale, wasformed on 16th August 1950 at Bickleigh Camp.

The Marines taught themselves to use the 75mm recoilless rifle and became proficient with 81mm mortars, made reconnaissance raids in November, and in Decemeber made the last of their …

Dec 12, 2018 · The 7th Marines was ordered to take the lead, followed by the 5th Marines, with 41 Commando and the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines attached. It was cold and the wind was vicious.

During its service in Korea the Commando carried out a number of successful amphibious raids on the Korean coastline, chiefly with the object of destroying the coastal communications. At …

Sergeant Reginald James, 41 Independent Commando, Royal Marines, from Southsea Hampshire, was wounded and later awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished …