1944 - 1949

The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Tuesday, December 12, 1944
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START LOCATION
GEIJSTEREN
FINISH LOCATION
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GEIJSTEREN


WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Officers Day held in house next to OOSTRUM Church.
Coys changed over as follows :
C Coy having been reconstructed in the meantime with Capt GC Stonor as Coy Comd and Capt AJM Brown as 2IC, Platoon Comds being Sgt Robertson, Lieut AM Young, Lieut JR Walker
C to A (WANSSUM) A to B (OOSTRUM) B to D (GEIJSTEREN) D to VENRAIJ.
Under Appendix A find change over instructions, and under Appendix B Officers Day programme (*below). During the morning *Capt Wildblood gave an interesting lecture on conditions we may find inside Germany.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
*Charles Henry Wildblood, Intelligence Officer in 3rd Div has provided a number of Oral History recordings on the IWM website here > https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80020783
CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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KIA
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WIA
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
Google Maps view of Oostrum, 2026.
Photo:
Oostrum Church of St Nicholas and 'house next door'. Google Street View, 2026
