Blessé au combat

Pte R.M. Spratt

WOUNDED - NORMANDY 1944

3194067

COMPANY -

Unknown

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

The King's Own Scottish Borderers

Date Wounded:

Monday, 07 August 1944

Location (from War Diary)

LE PISSOT

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

Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Pissot

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Roger Mather Spratt was born in June 1916, in Blythe, Northumberland. Son of William and Annie Spratt.

In the 1939 Register, he is living in Bedlington, Northumberland and his occupation is listed as 'Screening coals at waste above' (Mine worker).

He enlisted in March 1940 and was 4 foot 10.5 inches and weighed 111lbs. His eyes were blue and hair was brown.

He was posted to 1st KOSB in June 1940 when they were in Shepton Mallet.

He married Annie Craig in Newcastle in October 1942.

He was wounded in August 1944 during Operation Bluecoat and the attack on Vire and Vaudry. You can read more about the action, and the cost, here.

He was discharged from the Army in February 1946. At the time of claiming his medals, in 1950, he was living in Blyth, Northumberland.

*In July/August 1942 he passed the Army test for the trade of Shoemaker.

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1st KOSB WAR DIARY - DATE OF WOUNDS

Patrols were sent out and reported enemy still occupying position of previous day.

Enemy shelling and mortaring of Bn area occurred at midday.

A later patrol reported no enemy in wood 684335.

Further shelling and mortar fire occurred later in the day. One casualty.

Bn left for conc area after advance party from the Suffolk Regt arrived, and the take over was done Coy by Coy.