1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WOUNDED IN NORMANDY
Lt A M Clark
WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944
264619
COMPANY -
B
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
Officer
Date Wounded:
Tuesday, 04 July 1944
Location (from War Diary)
CAMBES
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Possibly wounded by mortar fire (B Company)
HIS STORY
Alan Mclean Clark was born in October 1922 in Nottinghamshire. His Mother's maiden name was Gauld.
In April 1944 he went south with the road advance party for Exercise HANDS UP, the Battalion's move from Selkirk to its pre-invasion camp near Wickham, Hampshire, representing B Company. (The orders name him as 'Lt AW Clark'.)
He married Elspeth Anne Johnston in 1951 in Hillhead.
He was a Captain on his medal award card. At the time these were awarded - February 1951 - he was living in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire.
Alan died in November 1991 at the age of 69, in Surrey.
WAR DIARY
Tuesday, 04 July 1944
1st KOSB WAR DIARY - DATE OF WOUNDS
Enemy shelled Bn area in the afternoon, followed by spasmodic mortar fire in "B" Coy area causing one casualty.
The rain continued in showers and after several days had made ground conditions bad.
"C" Coy sent out raid to GALMANCHE. Party A was successful and overran an enemy platoon or section posn.
Lieut Raines the officer commanding this party was killed. The party was rallied and brought back very ably by Cpl Cameron. No prisoners taken as enemy ran away but several enemy casualties claimed.
Party B ran into what was at first thought to be a minefield, and withdrew. Later it was thought that this was some form of warning device as the explosion on trip wires caused no casualties but MGs all along the GALMANCHE defences opened up.
