1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Wednesday, 21 June 1944
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NORMANDY
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WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Approx 15 enemy shells fell in Bn area damaging buildings and causing casualties.
5 ORs were killed and 11 wounded. *(Our figures show 6 KIA and 12 WIA for this day)
All buildings were evacuated and trenches manned.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
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CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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KIA ce jour-là
KIA
Photo | RANK | First Name | Surname | Service Number | AGE | Memorial | Grave Marker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Private | DAVID BEATTIE | CLABBY | 3192159 | 24 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES | ||
Private | WILLIAM GALLAGHER | O'DONNELL | 3065970 | 21 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES | ||
Private | ROBERT | CUNNINGHAM | 3188428 | 24 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES | ||
Warrant Officer Class II | JOHN | ATKINSON | 3186488 | 32 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES | ||
Private | JOHN | McINTYRE | 3193957 | 28 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES | ||
Private | DAVID | DONALDSON | 2932351 | 26 | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES |
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WIA
Photo | Name and Rank | Service No | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Pte R. Spence | 14214644 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte Ronald Hamilton | 3066019 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte William Tannock | 2765552 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. KIA Novermber 1944 | |
Pte W. McKinnell | 3193851 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte J. B. Park | 3193841 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte D. Y. Mensforth | 3191494 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte J. Thomson | 3194267 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte J. B. Hall | 3194037 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte F. Carroll | 3193948 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte A. V. Phillips | 3971454 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
L/Cpl R. D. Kemp | 14000129 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. | |
Pte R. Barlow | 14002699 | War Diary states '15 enemy shells landed in Battalion area'. |
PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
Photo:
Soldiers of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division take cover from German mortar fire during Jupiter. By Sergeant Jones No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit - This photograph B 6852 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-29), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=643898