1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Thursday, October 26, 1944
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START LOCATION
SMAKT, Holland
FINISH LOCATION
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SMAKT, Holland
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Little shelling and mortaring during the day. What there were was of a large calibre.
A Coy standing patrol reported an enemy patrol of six men coming up the railway. Except for this little enemy movement was seen during the day.
Patrols as usual reported nothing unusual except two houses on fire on D Coy's right flank in area 793312, which lit up the surrounding country side.
A nebelwerfer fired one charge from the East side of the railway at the 3-inch mortars.
One man was shaken and subsequently evacuated. *Pte Ernest Johnson is the only casualty (wounded) listed for this day.
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CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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DIED ON THIS DAY
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A 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 launcher while reloading. By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-220-0634-12 / Scheffler / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5476581