'42 Commando RM'
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Originally designated No.42 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines on formation in August 1943 from the disbanded 1st RM Battalion. The Commando saw service in India and Burma. 42 RM Commando took part in the Battle of Kangaw on the 31st January 1945.
Redesignated 42 Commando, Royal Marines, early in 1946, having been 42 RM Commando (Light) since August 1945. Post war the Commando operated across the Globe with combat operations in Malaya, Suez, Borneo and Brunei, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Iraq, and Afghanistan. 42 Commando RM have been based at Bickleigh Barracks just outside Plymouth, Devon, since the 16th September 1971.
Redesignated 42 Commando, Royal Marines, early in 1946, having been 42 RM Commando (Light) since August 1945. Post war the Commando operated across the Globe with combat operations in Malaya, Suez, Borneo and Brunei, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Iraq, and Afghanistan. 42 Commando RM have been based at Bickleigh Barracks just outside Plymouth, Devon, since the 16th September 1971.
Gallery: Images of RM Commandos post WW2
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