1st KOSB WOUNDED IN NORMANDY

Capt N.C. Chalmers

WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944

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COMPANY -

Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).

Officer

Date Wounded:

Monday, 07 August 1944

Location (from War Diary)

LE PISSOT

Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)

Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Pissot

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Norman Charles Chalmers served with 1st KOSB but was connected to the Royal Artillery at the beginning and end of his Army career.

His casualty sheet for Feb/Mar 1942 states:

Royal Artillery - Chalmers N.C. 2nd Lt. 530 Coast Def Regt.

'Dangerously ill'.

*It looks like he may have been transferred to KOSB on the 31st March 1944.

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1st KOSB WAR DIARY - DATE OF WOUNDS

Patrols were sent out and reported enemy still occupying position of previous day.

Enemy shelling and mortaring of Bn area occurred at midday.

A later patrol reported no enemy in wood 684335.

Further shelling and mortar fire occurred later in the day. One casualty.

Bn left for conc area after advance party from the Suffolk Regt arrived, and the take over was done Coy by Coy.