1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Saturday, November 04, 1944
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START LOCATION
SMAKT, Holland
FINISH LOCATION
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ST ANTONIS
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
A very quiet morning spent in handing over to 2 RUR and A Coy 2 Lincolns.
The hand over was completed by 1530 hrs.
At 1430 Bn HQ opened at 7253138 just outside ST ANTONIS.
The whole Bn were under cover and were all comfortable, but billets were not as good as at ST HUBERT.
Coy areas were as follows:- A Coy 740358, B Coy 728374, C Coy 731376, D Coy 735364, S Coy 724372.
The routine for this area was 48 hours rest and sleep, and the remaining 72 hours spent in cleaning weapons, ammunition and kit and checking G.1098 stores and equipment.
The Bn was at three hours notice. *(See plan below)
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
*Pip, Squeak and Wilfred was a British strip cartoon published in the Daily Mirror from 1919 to 1956
After the First World War (1914–18), three medals were awarded to most of the British servicemen who had served from 1914 or 1915. They were either the 1914 Star or the 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal and the British Victory Medal. They were irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred respectively.
More information on the original characters are on Wikipedia here
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
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Photo:
Unidentified Sherman tank of Breestraat, St Anthonis. From 7th Armoured Div site > https://www.7tharmddiv.org/docrep/overloon-tanks.htm