1944 - 1949

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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES

1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Thursday, 20 July 1944
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NORMANDY
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START LOCATION
SANNERVILLE
FINISH LOCATION
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SANNERVILLE


WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Enemy continued shelling and mortaring during the day.
Heavy rain and thunder continued from afternoon onwards making conditions very difficult for everyone.
Contact was made with 2 Lincolns after their move to our Right flank.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
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CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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WIA
Photo | Name and Rank | Service No | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
A/Sgt. J. H. Brownlee | 3192434 | Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. | |
Pte T Buckley | 869894 | Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. | |
Lt L.W. McKay | 264660 | Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Sannerville but remained at duty. |
PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
Photo:
Sannerville Church present day By Roi.dagobert - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29533161
