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100-year-old commando inspires the next generation
A 100-year-old World War Two commando has inspired the next generation of Royal Marines during a visit to the Commando Training Centre in Devon. John Eskdale from Lydney, Gloucestershire ...
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Ex-Royal Marines musician donates rare statue
The 87-year-old enrolled as a Royal Marines musician in 1952, aged 14, and served for 34 years before retiring from the Royal Marines Band Plymouth in 1986. During his career, he played the cello ...
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Royal Marine, 100, who survived sinking of HMS Charybdis shares wisdom with new recruits
A 110-year-old World War Two veteran has given a new set of Royal Marines some advice ahead of their career. John Eskdale from Lydney in Gloucestershire, visited the Commando Training Centre in ...
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Call for your photographs to celebrate 75 years of HMS Sherwood Nottingham
Commander Sacha Brooks RNR, the Commanding Officer of HMS Sherwood, Nottingham, said: “We are excited to be using our social ...
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British Army and Royal Marines commandoes in central London exercise
Royal Marines and British Army soldiers have taken to the streets of London to storm two underground stations, three tourist attractions and the Royal Albert Hall – but it was all part of a ...
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100-year-old commando inspires the next generation
John Eskdale earned his Green Beret in 1942 at the height of World War Two A 100-year-old World War Two commando has inspired the next generation of Royal Marines during a visit to the Commando ...