1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Sunday, May 27, 1945
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START LOCATION
IBBENBUREN, Germany
FINISH LOCATION
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IBBENBUREN, Germany
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
The second in command Major H.S. GILLIES and representatives from each Coy left for the new Bn area near DORTMUND, where the Bn is to take over from the Americans on the 30th.
In the evening a football match between the Bn and HQ 9th Brit Infantry Brigade ended in a win for the Bn 7 - 1.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
On May 27th advanced parties left for the Waltrop-Pecklinghausen area just north of the Rhur industrial belt.
Borders Chronicle September 1945
CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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KIA
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WIA
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