Did your relative serve with the 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1944–1949? Search casualty records, war diaries and photographs by name. THE MEN OF THE 1st KOSB, 1944 - 1949 DID YOUR RELATIVE SERVE? UK · NORMANDY · BELGIUM · HOLLAND · GERMANY · PALESTINE If your grandfather, father or uncle served with the 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers between 1944 and 1949, you may find him here: his service details, what happened to him, what the Battalion was doing that day, and perhaps a photograph you have never seen. Start by typing his surname below. FIND A SOLDIER Type a name, service number or place... For example Gillies or 3189559 OR CHOOSE A SECTION RECORDS 1944 TO 1947 CASUALTY LISTS The men of the Battalion who were killed or wounded, with service details, family background and the War Diary entry for the day it happened. KIA Normandy · Wounded Normandy · KIA NW Europe · Wounded NW Europe WAR DIARIES JAN 44 TO AUG 45 DAY BY DAY The Battalion's own record of every day, in four parts: training before D-Day, the Normandy campaign, the advance through North-West Europe, and the summer after the war. Pre D-Day · Normandy · NW Europe · Post-war PHOTOGRAPHS 1940 TO 1948 PHOTO GALLERIES Hundreds of photographs from the Imperial War Museum and family albums, including the Battalion's post-war service in the Middle East. Most have no names yet – can you help? WW2 · Middle East & Palestine · Other KOSB Bttns PIPES & DRUMS 1944 TO 1949 THE PIPE BAND The pipers and drummers of 1st KOSB, from the campaign in North-West Europe to Egypt and Palestine – with photographs, a roll of the men who played, and extracts from the Borderers Chronicle. Pipers & drummers roll · Photographs · Did your relative play? DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION? A photo, or a story about a family member? GET IN TOUCH LATEST ARTICLES OF INTEREST Le mystère du billet de 50 francs signé L'un de nos contributeurs, Rob Bowie, nous a envoyé quelques images d'un billet de banque français de 50 francs signé par des membres de... 18 janv. 2025 1 min de lecture Le programme CANLOAN pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Pour aider l'armée britannique à augmenter son nombre d'officiers pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'armée canadienne a mis en place... 11 janv. 2025 2 min de lecture Un aviateur américain abattu par les SS retrouvé par le 1er KOSB August 19441st KOSB, 'played the pipes in honour of an American airman shot by the SS'. 4 janv. 2025 3 min de lecture Can't find what you're looking for? New information to share? Please get in touch. First name* Last name Email* Casualty Full Name or KOSB ref no. Write a message Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. Submit

1st BATTALION KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS PHOTO GALLERY POST-WW2 Photographs of the Battalion in the Middle-East, Palestine, Israel and Trieste. Click any photo to see it full-size. 129 PHOTOGRAPHS CAN YOU HELP? Most of these photos have no names or dates If you recognise a name, a place or a location, let us know and we will add it to the caption GET IN TOUCH ALL PHOTOGRAPHS Can't find what you're looking for? New information to share? Please get in touch. First name* Last name Email* Casualty Full Name or KOSB ref no. Write a message Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. Submit

1st BATTALION KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS PHOTO GALLERY WW2 - 1940 - 1945 Photographs of the Battalion in training, in action and at rest, from the Imperial War Museum and from family collections. Click any photo to see it full-size. 98 PHOTOGRAPHS CAN YOU HELP? Most of these photos have no names or dates If you recognise a name, a place or a location, let us know and we will add it to the caption GET IN TOUCH ALL PHOTOGRAPHS Can't find what you're looking for? New information to share? Please get in touch. First name* Last name Email* Casualty Full Name or KOSB ref no. Write a message Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. Submit

1st KOSB WAR DIARIES BATTALION WAR DIARIES 1944 - 1945 The War Diary was the Battalion's official day-by-day record: where it was, what it did and who was hit, with orders, maps and reports added as appendices. Each diary is transcribed in full, with the original wording and spellings kept and corrections in brackets. THE DIARIES January 1944 – August 1945 WAR DIARY JAN-JUN 1944 PREPARING FOR D-DAY Training in Scotland and on the South Downs, from the landing rehearsals to the marshalling camps. Read → Scotland & the South Downs · Britain WAR DIARY JUN–SEPT 1944 NORMANDY From the D-Day landing to the advance to the Seine. These pages are still on our original Normandy site. Read → Normandy · France WAR DIARY SEP 44 May 45 NORTH-WEST EUROPE Belgium, Holland and into Germany, to the end of the war in Europe.Belgium, Holland and into Germany, to the end of the war in Europe. Read → Belgium, Holland & Germany WAR DIARY JUN-AUG 1945 AFTER VE-DAY Dealing with POWs and displaced persons in the aftermath of the War. Regimental duties in Germany. Read → Germany

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About the 1st KOSB in Normandy website. Who we are and why we built it. Plus infos Further reading. In at the Deep End by Arthur V Looker A Short History of the 1st Bttn KOSB in North West Europe by WIG Wilson Monty's Ironsides by Patrick Delaforce All The Blue Bonnets by Robert Woollcombe The King's Own Scottish Borderers: A Concise History by Trevor Royle Forgotten Voices of D-Day by Roderick Bailey Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge by Carl Shilleto Assault Division by Norman Scarfe Borderers Chronicles Links: 1 Overloon War Chronicles 1st KOSB in Normandy FindaGrave (Virtual Cemetery for 1st KOSB) 2nd Royal Ulster Rifles in WW2 Normandy War Guide Photo by Stewart Beattie, 1st KOSB

Interactive Google Map showing the 1st KOSBs progress through Normandy in 1944 Carte de la campagne de Normandie du KOSB

graphique des victimes du 1er KOSB Nous avons consacré de nombreuses heures à rassembler une liste complète des personnes qui ont péri en Normandie, ainsi que ce que nous pensons être une compilation complète de celles qui ont été blessées. Le graphique ci-dessous présente une répartition quotidienne de ces chiffres, y compris les principales batailles auxquelles ils sont associés.