THE MEN OF THE 1st KOSB, 1944 - 1949

DID YOUR RELATIVE SERVE?

UK · NORMANDY · BELGIUM · HOLLAND · GERMANY · PALESTINE

If your grandfather, father or uncle served with the 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers between 1944 and 1949, you may find him here: his service details, what happened to him, what the Battalion was doing that day, and perhaps a photograph you have never seen. Start by typing his surname below.

FIND A SOLDIER

For example Gillies or 3189559

OR CHOOSE A SECTION

RECORDS

1944

TO 1947

CASUALTY LISTS

The men of the Battalion who were killed or wounded, with service details, family background and the War Diary entry for the day it happened.

1ST KOSB/Commando Grave Marker in Normandy

KIA Normandy · Wounded Normandy · KIA NW Europe · Wounded NW Europe

WAR DIARIES

JAN 44

TO AUG 45

DAY BY DAY

The Battalion's own record of every day, in four parts: training before D-Day, the Normandy campaign, the advance through North-West Europe, and the summer after the war.

Pre D-Day · Normandy · NW Europe · Post-war

PHOTOGRAPHS

1940

TO 1948

PHOTO GALLERIES

Hundreds of photographs from the Imperial War Museum and family albums, including the Battalion's post-war service in the Middle East. Most have no names yet – can you help?

WW2 · Middle East & Palestine · Other KOSB Bttns

PIPES & DRUMS

1944

TO 1949

THE PIPE BAND

The pipers and drummers of 1st KOSB, from the campaign in North-West Europe to Egypt and Palestine – with photographs, a roll of the men who played, and extracts from the Borderers Chronicle.