1st KOSB WOUNDED IN NORMANDY

Pte A. V. Phillips

WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944

3971454

COMPANY -

Unknown

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

The Welch Regiments

Date Wounded:

Wednesday, 21 June 1944

Location (from War Diary)

CAMBES

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

War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'.

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Information

Casualty List No. 1506. Handwritten notes on original source quotes "KOSB 1/BN – CL1537/37".

Rank Name Private

Service Number 3971454

Duty Location North West Europe

Service British Army

Regiment Highland Light Infantry (Corrected in Aug 1944 to KOSB) Battalion 1st Battalion

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1st KOSB WAR DIARY - DATE OF WOUNDS

Approx 15 enemy shells fell in Bn area damaging buildings and causing casualties.

5 ORs were killed and 11 wounded. *(Our figures show 6 KIA and 12 WIA for this day)

All buildings were evacuated and trenches manned.