1944 - 1949

The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB RESEARCHING
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Rank
First name/nick name
Surname
Capt.
J H
Douglas
Service No. if known
180153
Company/Platoon if known
C Coy / S Coy
Research notes (if anything found)
FOUND Wounded 03/03/1945. WAS CO of Mortar Platoon on D-Day. Became O.C. S Company (promotion from C Coy). pp.111, 112 Rejoined the Battalion during April after recovering from wounds. NB: matches BC Sept45 Capt. Douglas, C Coy/S Coy. p.63 (BCJun45)
Full Name
Douglas, J H
Incident Date
1 Apr 1951
Further Information
IVB/2780, 02/12/1951. BM/1121/51/3. Authority BM/480/51 at 116A.
Information
Entitled to the General Service Medal with Clasp awarded under Army Order 146 of 1947.
More Information
Served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the qualifying period.
Rank Name
Major
Service Number
180153
Clasps Awarded
Palestine 1945-48
Sources of information (*BC denotes Borderers Chronicle and month/year)
BC Sept45
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