2022 Remembrance Sunday
This years Remembrance Day Service was held on Sunday 13 November and held as usual at the Memorial Cross at Deal’s War Memorial Hospital and which is organised on behalf…
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Armistice Day 2022
Armistice Day is always held on 11 November the day that the guns fell silent to bring to an end the Great War (WW1) in 1918. An act of Remembrance…
2022 Corps Birthday Dinner
The Branch held a very successful Corps Birthday Dinner on Thursday 27th October 2022. The occasion celebrated 358 years of his Majesty’s Royal Marines and was attended by nearly 50…
2022 Merchant Navy Day
Merchant Navy Day was held at their memorial in Dover at 1100 on 2 September. This service remembers and gives thanks to all those in the Merchant Navy who gave…
2022 Charity Fundraiser
Our effort this year took place on 27th August, with buffet, singing duo The Freeloaders, charity auction with Brian Short, lucky dip and bottle tombola. We raised £1750 for The…
2022 VJ Day
The Friends of the Burma Star Association held their annual VJ Day Service of Remembrance at their memorial at 1830 on 15 June. Members of the Branch and club supported…
2022 Dover Patrol Memorial Service
This annual event was held at St Margaret’s on Sunday 24th July and was attended by many Branch and Club members. Paul Hardy paraded our Standard alongside twelve others and…
2022 Band Day
The return of the Royal Marine Band, first concert since 2019. A selection of photographs with thanks to Phil Gilby & Bob Davies
2022 Armed Forces Day
On Sunday 26th June 2022 Deal held their Armed Forces Day parade and service which was organised by the Downs Branch of the RBL. John Farlie paraded our Branch Standard…
2022 Dusty Miller Memorial Golf Match
The Dusty Miller Memorial Invitational golf match was played at Stoke by Nayland Golf resort and spa on the 6th, 7th, 8th June. The weather over the three days of…
2022 National Memorial Arboretum Trip
The photographs tell the story of our weekend. The final five photographs show our Monday morning visit on the way home, a most thought provoking hour or so spent at…
2022 Graspan Parade
Erected in memory of Royal Marines who died in the Boxer Rebellion Campaign in China and the Boer War in southern Africa, these two bronze figures on a Portland stone…
2022 Zeebrugee Raid Service
The 104th Anniversary service to remember the 1918 Raid on Zeebrugee took place as is usual on the 23rd April, St Georges Day and was held at the Dover War…
2022 Falklands 40th Remembrance Service
On Sunday 3rd April 2022 a remembrance service was held at Dover’s War Memorial in the town centre to mark 40 years of the start of the Falklands War on…
2022 – Burns Lunch at the Club
A very successful Burns Lunch took place in the Gibraltar Room, everyone enjoyed the food and entertainment. We had a very last minute replacement bagpiper due to COVID 19 affecting…
2022 January “Mess Tins & Banter”
First Veterans Breakfast of the year, we didn’t think that many would attend but we were pleased to see some old and new members arrive.
2021 Remembrance Sunday
The RBL Remembrance Sunday service at the Victoria Memorial Hospital, Deal was well attended and despite a heavy downpour of rain earlier that morning the weather was kind. The Branch…
2021 Armistice Day
The Act of Remembrance took place at the War Graves Memorial, Hamilton Road Cemetery on 11th November. The service was led by The Reverend John Lines MBE. Last Post and…
2021 Corps Birthday Dinner
It was a good feeling to be able to celebrate the 357th Corps Birthday on Thursday 28th October two years since our last one. The numbers were only slightly down…
The Funeral of the former CGRM Maj. General Matt Holmes CB DSO
Report written by Peter Brown MBE MSc Hon Chairman RMA PT Branch Maj Gen Holmes, who served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, was CGRM from 2019 until April…
Our President, David Storries Funeral
It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of our Branch president Lt Colonel David Storrie OBE MID RM. We were enormously proud and honoured to have…
Walmer Station Disaster
On the 12th September 1945 four American soldiers of the 306th Port Company of the 509th Port Battalion of the US Transportation Corps were killed in a horrific accident at…
2021 RMA 75
This Charity Gala was organised to celebrate 75 years of The Royal Marines Association and to raise crucial funds for The Royal Marines Charity. The group “The Jukebox Sweethearts” sang…
2021 VJ Day
The Members & Friends of the Burma Star Association held the Dedication and Service of Remembrance at the Burma Memorial in the Deal Castle paddock. The service was conducted by…
2021 Dover Patrol Memorial Service
The Dover Patrol Memorial Service took place, in this its centenary year, at Leathercote Point, St Margarets-at-Cliffe. The service was officiated by the Reverend John Lines MBE. The Reviewing Officer…
2021 Official Opening of the Halliday Bar
Originally, we had hoped to officially open the Halliday Bar as we re-opened after the first lock-down, in August 2020. The first two photographs in the gallery were taken at…
2021 Armed Forces Day
Due to COVID rules this year the parade was moved from its usual venue at the pier apron to the Burma Star Association memorial in the paddock opposite Deal Castle.…
2021 Branch Presentation
As many of you know Sue recently decided to give up her role as Stewardess of the RMA. Both the Club and Branch wanted to acknowledge the work she has…
2021 Archie Houston Leaving
As many of you are aware Archie Houston is relocating to Devon in the near future to be closer to family. He relinquished his role as RMA Chairman at the…
2021 Prince Philip’s Funeral Day
On Saturday 17th April, approximately 45 RM veterans paid their respects to the Captain General, Prince Philip by holding a silence in front of the bandstand This was followed by…
2018 Zeebrugge Centenary Service & Launch of Heritage Trail
Monday 23rd April 2018 was a very special day in the branch and club calendar. Firstly, in the morning there was the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Zebrugge…
