Stories and Podcasts

The Royal Marines Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre

Nige Devenish, a former Royal Marine and member of the Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre. Nige served 22 years with the Marines, 8 of those in the Cadre and its successor the Brigade Patrol Troop.  He was also the last Cadre Sergeant Major and the first CSM when it became the Brigade Patrol Troop (BPT) in the early 90s.  

On this episode we are going to be discussing the history of the cadre from their creation in WW2, their role as the Brigade Recce Troop in the Falklands and how the unit developed into the BPT then the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron. 

Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre Return To Top Malo House

On this podcast Royal Marine and member of the Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre Nige Devenish talks about his recent visit to the Falklands, his first since his deployment, with other cadre veterans to lay a memorial stone at the site of the battle for Top Malo House.  He discusses the battle in detail and his thoughts on the other battle sites he visited.  He also talks about the contribution made by Falkland islanders to the campaign and what the island is like today.