Raymond Tebble joined the Royal Marines in 1940 aged 17 and served until 1948. January 1945 posted to 3 Commando Brigade in India before joining 'X' Troop of 44RM Commando in the Arakan campaign. Post war deployments with 3 Commando Brigade RM included escorting Japanese POW's from Hong Kong back to Japan; Palestine; and Malta before his discharge.