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12-15-11, 04:18 PM
Thread: The Peking Legations
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Hell! Gentlemen seeing that this item 'the Peking...
Hell! Gentlemen seeing that this item 'the Peking legations'was posted on the 24/12/02 It's nice to know it's still of some value to some?,I still frequent the forums just to check on how the the...
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10-29-11, 06:36 PM
Thread: 347 years
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Aye Robert! I see the 'nursey' as let you out...
Aye Robert! I see the 'nursey' as let you out again?,are you still barred from crossing the 'Tamar' being one of the original 'pirates of penzance',I'll raise a glass in your honour,I still manage to...
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10-28-11, 05:33 PM
Thread: 347 years
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Hell! I can remember It well?...
Hell! I can remember It well?
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09-17-10, 05:37 AM
Thread: It's Rob Parry's Birthday!
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:thumbup:G-Day Robert, Happy birthday,Whats...
:thumbup:G-Day Robert, Happy birthday,Whats nursey buying for your birthday? hope the smoke alarm is working when all the candles are lit on the cake,All the best Opp's have a good day.Aye JR:D
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07-22-10, 03:49 PM
Thread: Here we go again
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'Soldier an Sailor Too' An'after I met 'im all...
'Soldier an Sailor Too'
An'after I met 'im all over the world,a-doin'all
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Like landin' 'isself with a Gatlin' gun to talk to them
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07-04-10, 06:33 AM
Thread: July 4th.
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Paid my usual respects! a couple of tea bags into...
Paid my usual respects! a couple of tea bags into the dock at Boston (uk)
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06-09-10, 05:49 PM
Thread: New Rifle
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Hell Robert! I still prefer the rifle I was...
Hell Robert! I still prefer the rifle I was issued with in 1947 when I was a brand spanking new recruit, the Le-Enfield.Aye
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06-09-10, 10:41 AM
Thread: New Rifle
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:thumbup: A nice bit of kit! 'Ragheads' beware?...
:thumbup: A nice bit of kit! 'Ragheads' beware? Aye
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05-27-10, 08:54 AM
Thread: 'Bootneck'tales
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'Bootneck'tales
Norway! There the Royal Marines did their Arctic and Mountain Warfare training,exercised in the snow and ice,and developed a affection for their Norwegian allies. One of the manifestations of this...
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05-26-10, 02:50 PM
Thread: HMS Victory
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:cool:Avast there me bucko where's me...
:cool:Avast there me bucko where's me buccaneers,Skin like the lee side of an Admiral's notepaper,hair like spun yarn,fingers like marlin spikes, son of a gun and one the original Pirates from...
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05-22-10, 09:34 AM
Thread: RM awarded Military Cross
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Further more to Rob's input on Regimental...
Further more to Rob's input on Regimental Seargeant Major Mathew Tomlinson he received his Medal from Her Majesty at 'Buck House' yesterday,One hell of a Marine.Aye...
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05-20-10, 07:51 AM
Thread: HMS Victory
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Thanks Dan! The term 3badgemarine refers to long...
Thanks Dan! The term 3badgemarine refers to long service stripes (hash marks) one stripe for every 4 years service with 3 stripes the ultimate one can achieve,the three badge Marine was usually a...
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05-20-10, 07:38 AM
Thread: HMS Victory
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HMS Victory
HMS Victory! Admiral Lord Nelson's Flag ship at Trafalgar.Now preserved and still in commision HM Dockyard Portsmouth.I did serve aboard the Victory (no I wasn't at Trafalgar) I was in the Royal...
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05-20-10, 06:53 AM
Thread: HMS Victory
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HMS Victory
HMS Victory! Admiral Lord Nelson's Flag ship at Trafalgar.Now preserved and still in commision HM Dockyard Portsmouth.I did serve aboard the Victory (no I wasn't at Trafalgar) I was in the Royal...
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04-26-10, 06:02 AM
Thread: Nostalgia
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Nostalgia
:) Nostalgia!,Great as the years crack on, April being the Quality month for me,It was in the April of 1947 that I swore the oath of allegiance and took the King's shilling and entered the Royal...
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04-10-10, 06:51 AM
Thread: RM awarded Military Cross
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:thumbup:I see my good friend "Rob" the 'Chopper...
:thumbup:I see my good friend "Rob" the 'Chopper Jockey' has heeded the call of lash up and stow and now with both feet firmley on the deck started a rather interesting topic on medals and awards,one...
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10-12-09, 04:17 AM
Thread: Polar Bear patch - from WWII
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:thumbup:Gentlemen!,The polar bear badge was the...
:thumbup:Gentlemen!,The polar bear badge was the formation sign of the Mobile Base Defence Organization (MNBDO) consisted of about 8,000 Royal Marines and composed of an HQ and a land defence force...
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07-04-09, 10:39 AM
Thread: Whats in a Name
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:thumbup: G-Day,Just thought I would like to...
:thumbup: G-Day,Just thought I would like to resurrect the thread on the 4th of July and let you know that this 'Old Bootneck' is still about,once again I shall be making my way down to the Boston...
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07-31-08, 05:43 PM
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Colours flying, drums beating,Bayonets fixed
Today 40 Commando Royal Marines home comming parade through the streets of Taunton their home base,With Colours Flying,Drums Beating and Bayonets fixed the town came out in force to the welcome home...
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06-09-08, 11:39 AM
Thread: A Village remembers
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A Village remembers
The Royal Air Force Base Lyneham has the solemn duty of repatriating Military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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05-23-08, 09:53 AM
Thread: Yomp, it's a Bootneck thing
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:thumbup: Ahoy there Rob!,Nice to see a mention...
:thumbup: Ahoy there Rob!,Nice to see a mention of that 'Holy Grail' of drill instructors Podge Overbury I'll tell that he's got a mention in despatches when I catch up with him in September!!.stay...
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02-15-08, 04:58 PM
Thread: Marines' role in War of 1812
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The Chesapeake Mill Wickham....
The Chesapeake Mill Wickham.
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02-15-08, 04:35 PM
Thread: Marines' role in War of 1812
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It may interest you to know that the ships...
It may interest you to know that the ships timbers of the USS Chesapeake are still working.
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02-02-08, 12:48 PM
Thread: Happy Birthday 3BadgeMarine!
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GSO, Many thanks for the Birthday remarks,So I've...
GSO, Many thanks for the Birthday remarks,So I've weathered the storm and reached the grand old age of 78, and regardless of all the various skirmishes around the Great Globe I'm still here?.
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05-20-07, 09:19 AM
Thread: wearing medals
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:!: Gentlemen regarding the wearing of...
:!: Gentlemen regarding the wearing of decorations, it is a regular occurrence across the big pond,Veterans day,Armistice day and regular certain dates,the last one being RM Association day at the RM...
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