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Lieutenant Casualty Information Lieutenant REX LEONARD TAYLOR Service Number Age Date of death 295528 24 Tuesday, September 19, 1944 Company: A Son of Reginald Claude and Doris Laura Taylor, of Hove, Sussex. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Royal Scots 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) LILLE ST HUBERT Reginald 'Rex' Leonard Taylor was born on the 16th of August 1920 in West Ham, London. Before the War he worked in the Export Department for 'Topierert' Airways (transcription error?) In 1941 he was living in Sussex. Whilst still a member of the Royal Scots regiment, Rex was attached to A Company 1st KOSB at the time of his death and is mentioned in the War Diary for that date. (Incorrect initial) 1st KOSB War Diary for 19th September 1944 H hour was 2400 hrs and the two assault Bns made a successful crossing of the river. Some mortar and MG fire was directed on the crossing places, and the parties provided by the Bn received casualties. Lieut JW Skelly and approx 7 ORs were wounded. 2 ORs were killed. At approx 0430 hrs the Bn was ordered to start crossing the canal on 2 LINCOLN's (the rt bn) front where enemy opposition was strongest. Coys crossed in the order A, C, B, D. The first task of the two fwd Coys was to protect the right flank of 2 LINCOLNS who had suffered considerable casualties during the crossing. The Bn was fortunate in completing its crossing under cover of a heavy ground mist and suffered very few casualties. The advance was continued at about 0700 hrs with right C Coy and left A Coy, the first objective being the rly line crossing the main rd running NORTH from the canal at 427960. The Plan was to establish a firm base on the rly line with A and C Coys, and then to adv with D Coy up to the village of ACHEL 4297. Opposition from MGs sited with good fields of fire over open ground was encountered and the two fwd Coys had some casualties. Lieut BL Taylor (sp) of A Coy was killed. The advance to the rly line was slow and support from arty and mortars was called for on several occasions. B Coy provided a right flank guard to C Coy in their final attack and D Coy was pushed through between A and C with the HALT 426960 as objective. By 1330 hrs fwd Coys were established on the rly line, and shortly after that time infm was received that an armoured thrust was expected from the NORTH. The Bn therefore remained on the rly line. At 1600 hrs infm was received that the armd thrust would not now materialize and the Bn was ordered to push on to ACHEL. Further opposition from MGs from the right flank was encountered, and the mortar pl put down an effective smoke screen. Under cover of this D Coy entered the SOUTH of ACHEL and by nightfall the Bn was established with two Coys B and D in the SOUTHERN half of ACHEL, and A and C Coys with Bn HQ in the area of the HALT. Patrols during the night found that the enemy had withdrawn. Share In Memorium Memorial LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY I. B. 15. View Cemetery Photo Credits: Find a Grave - Des Phillipet https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14040043/rex-leonard-taylor

HEGELSOM Monday 5 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: HEGELSOM End Location: HEGELSOM D-Day+ 244 5 February 1945 Preparations were made for the unexpected move to the LOUVAIN area. The advance party under the 2IC left at mid-day. Movement Order No.2 was issued and can be found under Appx 'A'. The cross river patrol led by L/Sgt Scott of "O" Coy crossed the river, but on coming back drifted a long way down stream and so lay up in the WEST bank till daylight, when they found that they were in the RUR sector. Account of this patrol may be found under Appx 'B'. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 5 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

Names to research Rank First Name Surname S No Notes Pte Henry Aldis Bremen Photo Cpl J3 Andrew 3187661 Palestine Medal List. Served as an Acting Colour Sergeant during the qualifying period. (Pre-War also by looks?) Pte G Banham 14074819 Palestine Medal List 2Lt George Dixon Batey 3600001 FOUND Newspaper Escault + WD 1/11/44 WD 25/1/45 *SGT Baitey made 2ndLT on 9/1/45 Pte J6 Beckwith 14475769 Palestine Medal List Sgt J. H Bell 3191260 Newspaper Escault. Wounded 9/6/44. Service Record. Cpl 'Brown Shoes' Bertock Signal Platoon. BCs.. Pte UnkownBlaylock Blaylock BC Jun45 - Ran the pub B coy Sgt E Brown 3192649 S Company. BCs - C-in-C's certificate. One of Signals mentioned in BC elsewhere? ('Bowser' Brown?) Bc Jun45 Lt Albert Brown Newspaper Escault. AJM Brown. NO TRACE of FWR. L/Cpl Harold Collard 3189396 On photo in CAEN. Medal Card Pte Unknown9 Cope WD 24/11/44 Captain Unknown4 Corbean WD 6/10/44 Captain James B Cranston 264221 Newspaper Escault. Special Mention page Pte R Cunningham Newspaper escault = potentially 'Rolly' Cunningham? Rolly Cunningham Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown5 Doris WD 17/4/45 Captain Anthony J Dorrity 256060 60 photos of Palestine - from FB 1KOSB Contacts Lt G A Duncan WD 2/12/44 Promoted to MAJOR - then back to Capt after War. BC Sept45 A/L/C J Eadie 3187818 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/C T Edgar 3187627 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/Sgt J Edmondson 3187722 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte Roy Eglington 11053207 BCJun45 - Company Barber A coy. FOUND - Wounded 7/4/45 Pte R Elliot 3186595 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Sgt T H Evans 3187840 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Phil Falconer 3187996 BC Jun45 - Wounded. B coy. Palestine list 1940 CSM F C Feltz 6538373 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte J J Fenton 3187777 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Unknown11 Ferguson WD 22/1/45 Pte D J Ferguson 7042241 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Cpl G C Ferguson 3187055 Palestine Medal List (1940) R Fisher Photo Cairo 46 Sgt T K Fisher 3185090 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte John Fletcher Photo Pte C Flint 3186723 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM R Flynn 3184332 Palestine Medal List (1940) Cpl J Fogg 3646446 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt J C Forbes 3185893 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt/Piper William Alexander Forrest 3178287 Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Cpl J Forrest MM 3188031 FOUND. Photo of MM with Monty etc. WD 11/12/44. Relative on FB Hawick Pte H Foxcroft 3188034 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM A Frame 3178704 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte R Fraser 3187755 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte George Fulton 3187196 FOUND Palestine Medal List (1940) . Wounded in Normandy Pte W Green 14441065 Palestine Medal List Colonel UnknownHANKEY Hankey BC June 45 - recruiting officer at Berwick/JHawick? Thomas Miller Hay on FB Auld Hawick group Captain H Henderson WD 29/10/44 L/C Francis Herbert Newspaper Escault Sgt E R F Hutcheson 3066006 FOUND WD 9/1/45 - Made 2nd Lt Edward Roger Fleming Hutcheson. MID in BCs - same time as Bucksey L/C D M S Imrie 3065511 David Mitchel Speed Imrie. Palestine Medal List. Wounded in Normandy. Dundee Pte Thomas Johnson 4546039 Palestine Medal List. Yorkshire. MIC Private David McGinn Jolly 3183886 1st KOSB contact - Ron Baird Cpl Roy Kinghorn Palestine - mentioned in Borderers Chronicle Pvt Joe Lant Bill Harmon BBC interview A2 Leadingham Photo - 'RP' Pte Michael Leech Newspaper Escault Captain (QM) Jack W Lewin Quartermaster. Broke leg going on leave. WD 17/2/45. Photo in officer lineup shot Jimmy Lewis Bill Harmon BBC interview Lt UnknownLloyd Lloyd BCJun45 - A coy Lt Unknown2 Logie WD 25/4/45 - BREMEN - wounded Captain (QM) Unknown10 Lymers Replaced Jack Lewin as QM. WD 17/2/45. Potentially. Full Name LYMER, R W Nationality British Rank Name Temporary Brigadier Service Number 39038 Gazette Info https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1698 Gazette Date 4 Apr 1946 Captain J C Macauley WD 3/10/44 J(2) Mackenzie Joe Hunt Photo Fayid 46. *Pipe band board/photo is Fayid 46. Captain J B Marshall QM WD 6/8/45 Captain L W McKay WD 23/12/44 & 25/1/45 Pte UnknownMcManus McManus BCJun45 - A coy - 8 Platoon. Won MM M Merker Photo Cairo 46 Cpl W Phippard 5783377 A Company. J(3) Plampin Joe Hunt Photos. Cairo 46 and demob Unknown Planus Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown13 Prior Padre - Joe Hunt photo Captain Unknown8 Pullman WD 7/11/44 = 30/3/45 WOUNDED Trip wire. OC of A Coy. Maj Alistair John Renny Newspaper Escault Lt H A Richardson FOUND WD 2/12/44. Wounded Normandy - SM Page. CO of Support Coy. Moved to A coy - BCJun45 Sgt William Robertson 2872829 WD 27/10/44 & 12/12/44 - made Lt on 7/1/45 Wedding photo with Grandad - newspaper. Bremen photo + Wedding Pic? BCs June 45 - Crois De Guerre Pte W Russell 14481031 Palestine Medal List L/Sgt Unknown 12 Scott WD 5/2/45 Lt Unknown3 Simpson WD 25/2/45 + 17/4/45 CQMS John Sisterson Newspaper Escault. 50 Franc Note Sig. BChrons. Pte Alan F Smith 3195486 Newspaper Escault. BC Jun45 Jimmy Stark Bremen Photo Pte J4 Sutherland 14064859 Palestine Medal List Cpl R Thomas 6202809 Palestine Medal List Lt J R Walker WD 12/12/44 + 3/2/45 WOUNDED 4/2/45 Arthur Walker On Photo with Noel White and Mark Tucker Lt N. L. West WD 18/4/45. BC Sept45 - made Captain Pte J5 Winder 14440329 Palestine Medal List Captain T J Young WD 22/10/44 *Potential POW? FOUND. SM page to do

1st KOSB Casualty List BY DATE Photographs Date of Death RANK First Name Surname AGE Memorial/Cemetery location 14/09/1944 Lance Serjeant DANIEL SCOBIE 28 KASTERLEE WAR CEMETERY 19/09/1944 Private ROBERT BAYLES 28 LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY 19/09/1944 Private JOHN PROCTOR STEVENSON 24 LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY 19/09/1944 Private HARRY LLEWELYN 26 LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY 19/09/1944 Lieutenant REX LEONARD TAYLOR 24 LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY 02/10/1944 Private RONALD HOWES 18 MOOK WAR CEMETERY 02/10/1944 Private HENRY BONFIELD 23 JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 14/10/1944 Private WILLIAM JOSEPH SIMMONS 25 MOOK WAR CEMETERY 14/10/1944 Serjeant ALEXANDER GAY GRAHAM 27 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 14/10/1944 Private ROBERT WRIGHT 23 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 16/10/1944 Private JAMES JOSEPH McCARTHY 24 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 17/10/1944 Corporal WALTER FREDERICK PRITCHARD 32 VENRAY WAR CEMETERY 19/10/1944 Private WILLIAM JOHN CLUETT 30 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 19/10/1944 Private PERCY CHAMBERS 29 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 19/10/1944 Lance Corporal EDWARD CHARLES WILLIAM FENN 19 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 19/10/1944 Lance Serjeant THOMAS WILSON 34 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 20/10/1944 Serjeant CHARLES PERCY CLARK 28 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 22/10/1944 Corporal ROBERT GEORGE ROBERTSON 20 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL 22/10/1944 Lance Corporal JOHN WOOD 24 JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 22/10/1944 Private NORMAN HENRY DELVES 22 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL 22/10/1944 Private GEORGE THOMPSON 22 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL 22/10/1944 Private WILLIAM JOHN CLARK 28 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL 22/10/1944 Corporal JAMES WALSH 33 JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 24/10/1944 Warrant Officer Class II JAMES McLEISH 34 MIERLO WAR CEMETERY 30/10/1944 Private JAMES TOOLE 28 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 01/11/1944 Lance Corporal JOHN McKENZIE 25 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 01/11/1944 Private SIDNEY ALFORD CHAMPION 21 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 01/11/1944 Private WILLIAM HENRY HOOK 19 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 01/11/1944 Corporal GEORGE TALLON 21 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 03/11/1944 Private PERCY JOHN TUCKER 35 MIERLO WAR CEMETERY 14/11/1944 Private HENRY SPROAT 23 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 14/11/1944 Corporal JOHN MCGREGOR DRUMMOND 20 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 18/11/1944 Corporal WILLIAM TANNOCK 21 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 17/12/1944 Private THOMAS CONNOLLY 21 VENRAY WAR CEMETERY 05/01/1945 Lieutenant JOHN WILLIAM MacEWAN 21 BRUNSSUM WAR CEMETERY 07/01/1945 Lance Corporal ANDREW GIBSON 35 KIRKCALDY (DYSART) CEMETERY 10/01/1945 Private JOHN HENRY WHITE 21 VENRAY WAR CEMETERY 20/01/1945 Private DOUGLAS GILLON 19 WISSENKERKE GENERAL CEMETERY 13/02/1945 Private JAMES NOBLE 22 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY 26/02/1945 Private ROBERT McMILLAN 25 RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Private ROY SEARLE 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Private HERBERT THOMAS 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Private WILLIAM BAILLIE SMITH McFADYEN 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Lance Corporal WILLIAM LIDDLE SHANKS 26 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Private WILLIAM LOBLEY 31 MOOK WAR CEMETERY 27/02/1945 Private DANIEL STEELE 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 28/02/1945 Private JOHN THOMPSON 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 02/03/1945 Lance Corporal ROBERT ALEXANDER BELL 26 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 02/03/1945 Serjeant DAVID SAMUEL PHILLIPS 28 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 03/03/1945 Private WILLIAM PATRICK O'BRIEN 18 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 03/03/1945 Private CHARLES WILLIAM ANSELL 19 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 09/03/1945 Private ROBERT E. KINNEY 21 SWILLINGTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD 09/03/1945 Private JAMES CARTLIDGE 33 TAMWORTH CEMETERY 13/03/1945 Corporal JAMES GILMOUR 43 EDINBURGH (COMELY BANK) CEMETERY 19/03/1945 Private WILLIAM ALFRED YATES 18 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 20/03/1945 Private JAMES FULTON 18 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 23/03/1945 Private PERCY FREDERICK WOODWARD 29 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 06/04/1945 Private MARK TUCKER 18 SAGE WAR CEMETERY 13/04/1945 Private ERIC MATTHEW BULMAN 20 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 13/04/1945 Private DAVID SHANKLAND HOUSTON 37 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 13/04/1945 Private KENNETH WILLIAM GANDERTON 19 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 13/04/1945 Private JOHN ROGERS 21 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 13/04/1945 Private LIONEL WHITEHEAD 19 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 18/04/1945 Private RAYMOND EWART MIDDLETON 19 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 19/04/1945 Private ROBERT LEIGH STENHOUSE 30 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 19/04/1945 Corporal HARRY PARSONS WATKISS 24 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 20/04/1945 Lance Corporal ARTHUR BROOKES 29 HANOVER WAR CEMETERY 25/04/1945 Private WILLIAM HOUSTON 27 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 25/04/1945 Private MARTIN McDOWALL 18 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 26/04/1945 Private DUNCAN ANGUS 30 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 02/05/1945 Private JOHN JAMES McNALLY 23 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 11/05/1945 Captain CUTHBERT MAURICE ROPNER 40 ALNWICK CEMETERY 16/05/1945 Private JOSEPH SHEARMAN 31 DUMFRIES (ST. MICHAEL'S) CEMETERY 23/05/1945 Private JOSEPH FLANAGAN 22 GLASNEVIN (OR PROSPECT) CEMETERY 01/06/1945 Corporal GEORGE DORWARD PENMAN 26 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL 11/06/1945 Private ERNEST FREDERICK HAYDEN 24 KIEL WAR CEMETERY 19/06/1945 Corporal WILLIAM CHELLEY 22 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 13/07/1945 Private GEORGE CONNELL 25 PAISLEY (WOODSIDE) CEMETERY 13/07/1945 Corporal HENRY RICHARDSON 24 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 18/07/1945 Corporal ALBERT BOWLING 30 ST. HELENS CEMETERY 09/08/1945 Private ALBERT SMITH 28 ST. PANCRAS CEMETERY 16/10/1945 Corporal FREDERICK JOHN BUTLER 21 BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY 19/10/1945 Captain STEPHEN LYON 58 GALASHIELS (EASTLANDS) CEMETERY 26/11/1945 Lieutenant Colonel HUBERT CHRISTOPHER HATTON-HALL 53 PUTNEY VALE CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM 14/04/1946 Private JOHN MASTERTON 32 DUNFERMLINE CEMETERY 30/04/1946 Private MICHAEL ALEXANDER LYONS 35 GLASGOW (ST. PETER'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY 26/05/1946 Private SAMUEL BYERS FOSTER 36 MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY 03/06/1946 Private HUGH WHITE 0 DUNDEE EASTERN NECROPOLIS 09/11/1946 Major KEITH ROBERT KNOX 30 BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY 16/02/1947 Serjeant YVES LE FRIEC 49 LE FOULON CEMETERY, GUERNSEY 10/06/1947 Serjeant FRANK LUXFORD 44 WHITHORN CEMETERY 28/06/1947 Private WILLIAM BEATSON 21 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 08/07/1947 Private WALTER LINDSAY 22 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 09/07/1947 Private J.H.A. RIVERS 19 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 16/07/1947 Private WILLIAM K MURRAY 21 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 14/10/1947 Captain WILLIAM SIMPSON GRANT 36 ARBROATH WESTERN CEMETERY 14/11/1947 Private JACK NICHOLSON 20 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 22/11/1947 Corporal ARTHUR JAMES SHIELDS 21 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 06/12/1947 Private JOHN PORTEOUS 20 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 12/12/1947 Private CHARLES RONALD MARSHALL 21 RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY 11/03/1948 Private ARCHIBALD SCHOOLAR 20 Annan Cemetery, Dumfries and Galloway

Private Casualty Information Private GEORGE CONNELL Service Number Age Date of death 2983589 25 Friday, July 13, 1945 Company: Researching Son of Samuel Connell (Dyer) & Margaret Connell (deceased). Husband of Dorothea V. Connell (nee Bews), of Paisley. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) Germany George Connell was born in 1920 in Paisley, Scotland. His death was a tragic accident when he and a couple of friends set out to sea on an old Seaplane Float on the 13th July 1945. The Inverness Courier, Friday July 20, 1945 He and his friends bodies were found over the next couple of weeks. George was 25 and had been married for 2 years. The Football Times, Saturday, August 4, 1945 Google Map of the area Share In Memorium Memorial PAISLEY (WOODSIDE) CEMETERY Compt. 3. Grave 260. View Cemetery Photo Credits: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191235055/george-connell

Pte E. Hawkins Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte E. Hawkins Service No. 14658511 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) GOCH, Germany Ernest Hawkins was born on the 21st of March 1925 in Gateshead, Newcastle. His Father, Samuel was a Lead Worker and his mother, Mary performed 'Unpaid Domestic Duties'. Before the War he was an Apprentice Moulder. 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds 9 Bde was ordered to attack and secure the line of the WEEZE-UDEM RD between 965403 and the bridge at 974409. The operation was carried out in 2 phases and coincided with the similar operations of 8 Bde on our left flank. Phase I 2 Lincolns cleared and captured wood at 960418, with a dawn attack and were on their final objective by 0830 hrs. Phase II on the right 1 KOSB and on the left 2 RUR were to clear and capture woods at final objective and if possible secure bridge and buildings at 973398. The Bn cleared the woods and was astride the road at 1345 hrs having advanced directly behind the barrage and captured 4 Officers and 180 ORs. The Bn was supported by 2 Tps of Churchill tanks of the Scots Guards. An attack on the buildings and bridge at 973398 failed owing to an SP gun which knocked out two tanks, and heavy MG fire from the objective. During the whole day there was intermittent heavy mortar harassing fire at various points. The Bn suffered few casualties considering the opposition. The PW belonged to II and III Bn 7 Para Regt for the most part. The 8 Bde on our right had been held up by enemy in the woods at 959403 so our right flank was open. The enemy did not counter attack and we spent a quiet night. Dispositions were as follows :- HQ at 966404, "A" Coy 968402, "B" Coy 965404, "C" Coy 967405, "D" Coy 972402. 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

GEIJSTEREN Saturday 16 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: GEIJSTEREN End Location: GEIJSTEREN D-Day+ 193 16 December 1944 At about 0300 hrs a contact patrol between 11 and 12 Pls B Coy bumped an enemy patrol of approximately seven men at 825294. The Germans shouted "Hands up" and our patrol opened fire, and at once split up and made their way back to their Pl - one was missing. B Coy stood to but nothing further happened. At first light a patrol went out and found Pte Connolly , the missing man, lying dead, and in the area of the shooting were found one schmeisser magazine, one German forage cap and one pole charge composed of stick grenade charges. 33 Fd Regt started to harass one or two targets in the PAPENBEEK - ELSTEREN - WELL area during the day. 4.2 Mortars DF tasks laid on as follows :- DF 1 at 835317, DF 2 block of houses in WELL at 859291, DF 3 at area 845292. *Pte Connolly reported as KIA on 17th December, 1944. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 16 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

Names to research Rank First Name Surname S No Notes Pte Henry Aldis Bremen Photo Cpl J3 Andrew 3187661 Palestine Medal List. Served as an Acting Colour Sergeant during the qualifying period. (Pre-War also by looks?) Pte G Banham 14074819 Palestine Medal List 2Lt George Dixon Batey 3600001 FOUND Newspaper Escault + WD 1/11/44 WD 25/1/45 *SGT Baitey made 2ndLT on 9/1/45 Pte J6 Beckwith 14475769 Palestine Medal List Sgt J. H Bell 3191260 Newspaper Escault. Wounded 9/6/44. Service Record. Cpl 'Brown Shoes' Bertock Signal Platoon. BCs.. Pte UnkownBlaylock Blaylock BC Jun45 - Ran the pub B coy Sgt E Brown 3192649 S Company. BCs - C-in-C's certificate. One of Signals mentioned in BC elsewhere? ('Bowser' Brown?) Bc Jun45 Lt Albert Brown Newspaper Escault. AJM Brown. NO TRACE of FWR. L/Cpl Harold Collard 3189396 On photo in CAEN. Medal Card Pte Unknown9 Cope WD 24/11/44 Captain Unknown4 Corbean WD 6/10/44 Captain James B Cranston 264221 Newspaper Escault. Special Mention page Pte R Cunningham Newspaper escault = potentially 'Rolly' Cunningham? Rolly Cunningham Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown5 Doris WD 17/4/45 Captain Anthony J Dorrity 256060 60 photos of Palestine - from FB 1KOSB Contacts Lt G A Duncan WD 2/12/44 Promoted to MAJOR - then back to Capt after War. BC Sept45 A/L/C J Eadie 3187818 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/C T Edgar 3187627 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/Sgt J Edmondson 3187722 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte Roy Eglington 11053207 BCJun45 - Company Barber A coy. FOUND - Wounded 7/4/45 Pte R Elliot 3186595 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Sgt T H Evans 3187840 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Phil Falconer 3187996 BC Jun45 - Wounded. B coy. Palestine list 1940 CSM F C Feltz 6538373 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte J J Fenton 3187777 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Unknown11 Ferguson WD 22/1/45 Pte D J Ferguson 7042241 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Cpl G C Ferguson 3187055 Palestine Medal List (1940) R Fisher Photo Cairo 46 Sgt T K Fisher 3185090 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte John Fletcher Photo Pte C Flint 3186723 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM R Flynn 3184332 Palestine Medal List (1940) Cpl J Fogg 3646446 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt J C Forbes 3185893 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt/Piper William Alexander Forrest 3178287 Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Cpl J Forrest MM 3188031 FOUND. Photo of MM with Monty etc. WD 11/12/44. Relative on FB Hawick Pte H Foxcroft 3188034 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM A Frame 3178704 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte R Fraser 3187755 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte George Fulton 3187196 FOUND Palestine Medal List (1940) . Wounded in Normandy Pte W Green 14441065 Palestine Medal List Colonel UnknownHANKEY Hankey BC June 45 - recruiting officer at Berwick/JHawick? Thomas Miller Hay on FB Auld Hawick group Captain H Henderson WD 29/10/44 L/C Francis Herbert Newspaper Escault Sgt E R F Hutcheson 3066006 FOUND WD 9/1/45 - Made 2nd Lt Edward Roger Fleming Hutcheson. MID in BCs - same time as Bucksey L/C D M S Imrie 3065511 David Mitchel Speed Imrie. Palestine Medal List. Wounded in Normandy. Dundee Pte Thomas Johnson 4546039 Palestine Medal List. Yorkshire. MIC Private David McGinn Jolly 3183886 1st KOSB contact - Ron Baird Cpl Roy Kinghorn Palestine - mentioned in Borderers Chronicle Pvt Joe Lant Bill Harmon BBC interview A2 Leadingham Photo - 'RP' Pte Michael Leech Newspaper Escault Captain (QM) Jack W Lewin Quartermaster. Broke leg going on leave. WD 17/2/45. Photo in officer lineup shot Jimmy Lewis Bill Harmon BBC interview Lt UnknownLloyd Lloyd BCJun45 - A coy Lt Unknown2 Logie WD 25/4/45 - BREMEN - wounded Captain (QM) Unknown10 Lymers Replaced Jack Lewin as QM. WD 17/2/45. Potentially. Full Name LYMER, R W Nationality British Rank Name Temporary Brigadier Service Number 39038 Gazette Info https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1698 Gazette Date 4 Apr 1946 Captain J C Macauley WD 3/10/44 J(2) Mackenzie Joe Hunt Photo Fayid 46. *Pipe band board/photo is Fayid 46. Captain J B Marshall QM WD 6/8/45 Captain L W McKay WD 23/12/44 & 25/1/45 Pte UnknownMcManus McManus BCJun45 - A coy - 8 Platoon. Won MM M Merker Photo Cairo 46 Cpl W Phippard 5783377 A Company. J(3) Plampin Joe Hunt Photos. Cairo 46 and demob Unknown Planus Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown13 Prior Padre - Joe Hunt photo Captain Unknown8 Pullman WD 7/11/44 = 30/3/45 WOUNDED Trip wire. OC of A Coy. Maj Alistair John Renny Newspaper Escault Lt H A Richardson FOUND WD 2/12/44. Wounded Normandy - SM Page. CO of Support Coy. Moved to A coy - BCJun45 Sgt William Robertson 2872829 WD 27/10/44 & 12/12/44 - made Lt on 7/1/45 Wedding photo with Grandad - newspaper. Bremen photo + Wedding Pic? BCs June 45 - Crois De Guerre Pte W Russell 14481031 Palestine Medal List L/Sgt Unknown 12 Scott WD 5/2/45 Lt Unknown3 Simpson WD 25/2/45 + 17/4/45 CQMS John Sisterson Newspaper Escault. 50 Franc Note Sig. BChrons. Pte Alan F Smith 3195486 Newspaper Escault. BC Jun45 Jimmy Stark Bremen Photo Pte J4 Sutherland 14064859 Palestine Medal List Cpl R Thomas 6202809 Palestine Medal List Lt J R Walker WD 12/12/44 + 3/2/45 WOUNDED 4/2/45 Arthur Walker On Photo with Noel White and Mark Tucker Lt N. L. West WD 18/4/45. BC Sept45 - made Captain Pte J5 Winder 14440329 Palestine Medal List Captain T J Young WD 22/10/44 *Potential POW? FOUND. SM page to do

CANLoan Officers with 1st KOSB CDN601 Francis F. Andrew Rank in June 1944 Lieutenant Date joined 1st KOSB 23 July 1944 Joined after Troarn Nicknamed, 'F F'. He joined the Bttn after Troarn on 23 July 1944. He was 2/Ic of B Company and much loved for his humour when things got grim. He left to return to Canada in September 1945. CANLOAN album CWM 20020022-001_51 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum Previous Next 1/1

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Mabin T.J. Sergeant Rank in Normandy 3194532 Service No. Researching Company Company Sergeant Tom Mabin was born in Hawick in 1915 and lived in Drumlanrig Square. He landed on Sword Beach on D+1 Tom made a recording in the 1990s detailing his attempts to join up whilst working in a reserved occupation, and how he missed being posted to the 4th Bttn and ended up in 1st KOSB. TomMabin .mp3 Download MP3 • 8.98MB He died on the 6th of June, 2004 - the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. KOSB_TMabin_FB.jpg DrumlanrigSq_FB_ProjectHawick.jpg KOSB_TMabin_FB.jpg 1/2 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

Names to research Rank First Name Surname S No Notes Pte Henry Aldis Bremen Photo Cpl J3 Andrew 3187661 Palestine Medal List. Served as an Acting Colour Sergeant during the qualifying period. (Pre-War also by looks?) Pte G Banham 14074819 Palestine Medal List 2Lt George Dixon Batey 3600001 FOUND Newspaper Escault + WD 1/11/44 WD 25/1/45 *SGT Baitey made 2ndLT on 9/1/45 Pte J6 Beckwith 14475769 Palestine Medal List Sgt J. H Bell 3191260 Newspaper Escault. Wounded 9/6/44. Service Record. Cpl 'Brown Shoes' Bertock Signal Platoon. BCs.. Pte UnkownBlaylock Blaylock BC Jun45 - Ran the pub B coy Sgt E Brown 3192649 S Company. BCs - C-in-C's certificate. One of Signals mentioned in BC elsewhere? ('Bowser' Brown?) Bc Jun45 Lt Albert Brown Newspaper Escault. AJM Brown. NO TRACE of FWR. L/Cpl Harold Collard 3189396 On photo in CAEN. Medal Card Pte Unknown9 Cope WD 24/11/44 Captain Unknown4 Corbean WD 6/10/44 Captain James B Cranston 264221 Newspaper Escault. Special Mention page Pte R Cunningham Newspaper escault = potentially 'Rolly' Cunningham? Rolly Cunningham Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown5 Doris WD 17/4/45 Captain Anthony J Dorrity 256060 60 photos of Palestine - from FB 1KOSB Contacts Lt G A Duncan WD 2/12/44 Promoted to MAJOR - then back to Capt after War. BC Sept45 A/L/C J Eadie 3187818 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/C T Edgar 3187627 Palestine Medal List (1940) L/Sgt J Edmondson 3187722 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte Roy Eglington 11053207 BCJun45 - Company Barber A coy. FOUND - Wounded 7/4/45 Pte R Elliot 3186595 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Sgt T H Evans 3187840 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Phil Falconer 3187996 BC Jun45 - Wounded. B coy. Palestine list 1940 CSM F C Feltz 6538373 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte J J Fenton 3187777 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt Unknown11 Ferguson WD 22/1/45 Pte D J Ferguson 7042241 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/Cpl G C Ferguson 3187055 Palestine Medal List (1940) R Fisher Photo Cairo 46 Sgt T K Fisher 3185090 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte John Fletcher Photo Pte C Flint 3186723 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM R Flynn 3184332 Palestine Medal List (1940) Cpl J Fogg 3646446 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt J C Forbes 3185893 Palestine Medal List (1940) Sgt/Piper William Alexander Forrest 3178287 Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Cpl J Forrest MM 3188031 FOUND. Photo of MM with Monty etc. WD 11/12/44. Relative on FB Hawick Pte H Foxcroft 3188034 Palestine Medal List (1940) A/PSM A Frame 3178704 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte R Fraser 3187755 Palestine Medal List (1940) Pte George Fulton 3187196 FOUND Palestine Medal List (1940) . Wounded in Normandy Pte W Green 14441065 Palestine Medal List Colonel UnknownHANKEY Hankey BC June 45 - recruiting officer at Berwick/JHawick? Thomas Miller Hay on FB Auld Hawick group Captain H Henderson WD 29/10/44 L/C Francis Herbert Newspaper Escault Sgt E R F Hutcheson 3066006 FOUND WD 9/1/45 - Made 2nd Lt Edward Roger Fleming Hutcheson. MID in BCs - same time as Bucksey L/C D M S Imrie 3065511 David Mitchel Speed Imrie. Palestine Medal List. Wounded in Normandy. Dundee Pte Thomas Johnson 4546039 Palestine Medal List. Yorkshire. MIC Private David McGinn Jolly 3183886 1st KOSB contact - Ron Baird Cpl Roy Kinghorn Palestine - mentioned in Borderers Chronicle Pvt Joe Lant Bill Harmon BBC interview A2 Leadingham Photo - 'RP' Pte Michael Leech Newspaper Escault Captain (QM) Jack W Lewin Quartermaster. Broke leg going on leave. WD 17/2/45. Photo in officer lineup shot Jimmy Lewis Bill Harmon BBC interview Lt UnknownLloyd Lloyd BCJun45 - A coy Lt Unknown2 Logie WD 25/4/45 - BREMEN - wounded Captain (QM) Unknown10 Lymers Replaced Jack Lewin as QM. WD 17/2/45. Potentially. Full Name LYMER, R W Nationality British Rank Name Temporary Brigadier Service Number 39038 Gazette Info https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1698 Gazette Date 4 Apr 1946 Captain J C Macauley WD 3/10/44 J(2) Mackenzie Joe Hunt Photo Fayid 46. *Pipe band board/photo is Fayid 46. Captain J B Marshall QM WD 6/8/45 Captain L W McKay WD 23/12/44 & 25/1/45 Pte UnknownMcManus McManus BCJun45 - A coy - 8 Platoon. Won MM M Merker Photo Cairo 46 Cpl W Phippard 5783377 A Company. J(3) Plampin Joe Hunt Photos. Cairo 46 and demob Unknown Planus Bill Harmon BBC interview Sgt Unknown13 Prior Padre - Joe Hunt photo Captain Unknown8 Pullman WD 7/11/44 = 30/3/45 WOUNDED Trip wire. OC of A Coy. Maj Alistair John Renny Newspaper Escault Lt H A Richardson FOUND WD 2/12/44. Wounded Normandy - SM Page. CO of Support Coy. Moved to A coy - BCJun45 Sgt William Robertson 2872829 WD 27/10/44 & 12/12/44 - made Lt on 7/1/45 Wedding photo with Grandad - newspaper. Bremen photo + Wedding Pic? BCs June 45 - Crois De Guerre Pte W Russell 14481031 Palestine Medal List L/Sgt Unknown 12 Scott WD 5/2/45 Lt Unknown3 Simpson WD 25/2/45 + 17/4/45 CQMS John Sisterson Newspaper Escault. 50 Franc Note Sig. BChrons. Pte Alan F Smith 3195486 Newspaper Escault. BC Jun45 Jimmy Stark Bremen Photo Pte J4 Sutherland 14064859 Palestine Medal List Cpl R Thomas 6202809 Palestine Medal List Lt J R Walker WD 12/12/44 + 3/2/45 WOUNDED 4/2/45 Arthur Walker On Photo with Noel White and Mark Tucker Lt N. L. West WD 18/4/45. BC Sept45 - made Captain Pte J5 Winder 14440329 Palestine Medal List Captain T J Young WD 22/10/44 *Potential POW? FOUND. SM page to do