Photos of 43 Commando RM
Formed in August 1943 as 43RM Commando it was disbanded at the end of the war. It was re–formed on the 5th September 1961 at Plymouth and disbanded again at Eastney in 1968. In 2012 it was again re-formed and is officially titled 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. It is the largest in the Corps and is responsible for protecting the nation’s nuclear deterrent as well as taking the fight to modern-day pirates in specialist boarding teams.
[Former units - Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001-2012)]
Note
[Photos of any named individual Commando on his own, or where only one individual can be clearly seen for the purpose of identification, will be posted in the main album, rather than here.]
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Date: 17/06/2015
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