42 Commando

42 Commando Royal Marines
Unit badge
Active1943 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch
TypeCommando
SizeOne battalion
Part of3 Commando Brigade
Garrison/HQBickleigh Barracks, Devon
Nickname(s)Royals
Bootnecks
The Commandos
Jollies
Motto(s)Per Mare Per Terram
(By Sea By Land) (Latin)
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col James A E Lewis OBE RM
Captain-GeneralKing Charles III (Captain-General, Royal Marines)

42 Commando is a fighting unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Norton Manor, Royal Marines Condor and 42 Commando are based at Bickleigh Barracks, Plymouth. Personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. All Royal Marines personnel will have completed the Commando course at the Commando Training Centre (CTCRM) at Lympstone in Devon, entitling them to wear the green beret, with most attached personnel having completed the All Arms Commando Course.