42 Commando
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Role | Commando |
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Size | Battalion |
Founded | August 1943 |
Motto | Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin) |
Captain-General | Duke of Sussex |
Captain-General, Royal Marines | |
Headquarters | Bickleigh Barracks |
Devon | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2071270 |
About 42 Commando
42 Commando is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Fleet Commander. Tasked as a Commando unit, 42 Cdo RM is capable of a wide range of operational tasks.
HMS Montrose: Royal Navy seizes drugs worth £15m in Arabian Sea
Oct 8,2022 9:10 pm
... A Navy spokesman said HMS Montrose sent a helicopter to track the movements of a suspect boat before specialist Royal Marines from 42 Commando seized control of it in choppy conditions...
Royal Marines used excessive force, says tanker captain
Feb 16,2020 3:45 am
... On 4 July, about 30 marines from 42 Commando were flown from the UK to Gibraltar to help detain the tanker and its cargo, at the request of the Gibraltar government...