Blessé au combat

Pte J. B. Park

WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944

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COMPANY -

Unknown

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

The King's Own Scottish Borderers

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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John Berridge Park was born in 1916 in Hawick, Scotland. His Mother's maiden name was Berridge.

He married Mary Isabella Bell in 1942.

After his wounds in Normandy he was returned to England via Air Ambulance.

John died in 1959 at the age of 42, in Hawick.

*Newspaper clipping from The Hawick News, Friday, June 20th 1944.

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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.