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“GIBRALTAR” THE FIRST AND ONLY BATTLE HONOUR WORN ON THE CORPS CREST

“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”

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“GIBRALTAR” THE FIRST AND ONLY BATTLE HONOUR WORN ON THE CORPS CREST

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  1. “GIBRALTAR” THE FIRST AND ONLY BATTLE HONOUR WORN ON THE CORPS CREST (after the siege of Gibraltar in 1704)

  2. “THE FOULED ANCHOR” BADGE of theLORD HIGH ADMIRAL AWARDED IN 1747

  3. AWARDED the LAUREL WREATH for “GALLANTRY” (After the battle of Belle Isle in 1761)

  4. “PER MARE PER TERRAM” Corps motto believed to have first been used at the “Battle of Bunker Hill” 1775

  5. “LION & CROWN” REPRESENTS A “ROYAL REGIMENT” AWARDED BY KING GEORGE III on 29TH April 1802

  6. “THE GREAT GLOBE” GRANTED TO REPLACE THE 109 BATTLE HONOURS OF THE CORPS AWARDED BY KING GEORGE IV in 1827

  7. CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS

  8. CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS

  9. CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART INFANTRY GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED 2 PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS

  10. CORPS COLOURS NAVY BLUE FOUR PARTS OLD GOLD ONE PART GREEN ONE PART DRUMMER RED TWO PARTS DARK BLUE FOUR PARTS

  11. CORPS COLOURS NAVY Original Uniform Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Marine Tunic change of 1876 NAVY

  12. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

  13. 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

  14. UNIT MEMORABLE DATES HQ CDO FORCES 14 JUNE 1982 Recapture of the Falkland Islands 40 CDO 3 OCT 1943 Termoli 6 NOV 1956 Port Said 42 CDO 31 JAN 1945 Kangaw 12 JUN 1982 Mount Harriet 45 CDO 23 JUN 1945 Montforterbeek 12 JUN 1982 Two Sisters FPGRM 2 APR 1945 Lake Commachio CDO LOGS 21 MAY 1982 Ajax Bay Landings HQ & SIGS 21 MAY 1982 San Carlos Landings CTCRM 6 JUNE 1944 Normandy Landings Operational Landing Craft Squadrons 6 JUNE 1944 Normandy Landings 21 MAY 1982 San Carlos Landings

  15. The Victoria Cross 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 LION & CROWN “FOR VALOUR”

  16. ROYAL MARINE V.C. WINNERS CPL. JOHN PRETTYJOHN BATTLE of INKERMAN. CRIMEAN WAR

  17. BDR. THOMAS WILKINSON SIEGE of SEBASTOPOL. CRIMEAN WAR

  18. LT. GEORGE D. DOWELL VIBORG RIVER. CRIMEAN WAR

  19. CAPT. LEWIS S. T. HALLIDAY PEKING LEGATIONS. CHINA

  20. CPL. WALTER R. PARKER GABA TEPE. GALLIPOLI

  21. MAJ. FRANCIS J. W. HARVEY H.M.S. LION. JUTLAND

  22. MAJ. FREDERICK W. LUMSDEN WESTERN FRONT FRANCE

  23. CAPT. EDWARD BAMFORD ZEEBRUGGE

  24. SGT. NORMAN A. FINCH ZEEBRUGGE

  25. CPL THOMAS PECK HUNTER LAKE COMACCHIO Northern Italy

  26. VICTORIA CROSSES CPL J PRETTYJOHRMLIINKERMAN 1854 LT G DOWELLRMAVIBORG 1855 BDR T WILKINSONRMASEBASTOPOL 1855 CAPT L HALLIDAYRMLIPEKING 1900 L/CPL W PARKERRMLIGALLIPOLI 1915 MAJ F HARVEYRMLIJUTLAND 1916 MAJ F LUMBSDENRMAFRANCE 1917 CAPT E BAMFORDRMLIZEEBRUGGE 1918 SGT N FINCHRMAZEEBRUGGE 1918 CPL T HUNTERRMLAKE COMACCHIO 1945

  27. ARE THERE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS?

  28. IN SUMMARY

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