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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

OVERLOON Tuesday 14 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: OVERLOON End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 161 14 November 1944 The take over began before first light when we took over exposed fwd posns and standing patrols thought to be under enemy observation. HQ opened at 783323 at 1100 hrs. The take over was completed by 1415 hrs. Cpl Drummond of C Coy was killed by a sniper in the Farm at 794328. The patrols were similar to those done by 2 Lincs the night before, that is D Coy standing patrol, by day and night at 797316 and C Coy Recce patrol to area of Steel Factory. Patrols reported enemy in Farm at 794328. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Geoff Hogg was in a slit trench with Cpl Drummond whom he had known for some time before this incident. Cpl Drummond told Geoff to bail out the water in the trench while he got some straw from a nearby barn to put in the bottom of their trench, making it more comfortable. He thought he would be OK as there had been no reports of enemy activity in the area. He saw Cpl Drummond leave the barn laden with straw under both arms – then fall after hearing rifle shots. Geoff knew there was a sniper about and immediately ran for help zig zagging any snipers that may be out there as he had been trained to do, then dived into bramble bushes cutting himself all over. Smoke was sent into the area where Drummond had fallen but when the stretcher bearers went in, the sniper (who they never found) started firing through the smoke at them without success. Medics looked after Geoff and gave him some brandy. He asked how Drummond was and was told not to worry about him and that he was OK. Died on this day = 1 Tuesday 14 November 1944 Corporal JOHN MCGREGOR DRUMMOND 14214543 14/11/1944 20 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY Private HENRY SPROAT 14201340 14/11/1944 23 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY 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

1st KOSB Pipes & Drums in 1940s KOSB_PipeBand_BC_Sept49 From Borderers Chronicles - September 1949 KOSB Middle East Date unknown PM Leslie De Laspee Still from The Longest Day KOSB_PipeBand_BC_Sept49 From Borderers Chronicles - September 1949 1/27 As this website started out with only some raw data and old photos of Richard's Grandad, David Morrison, there is a strong leaning towards the Pipes and Drums. Above is a collection of photos taken 'in the 1940s' and below, a list of Pipers and Drummers that we are compiling, slowly but surely. *Click on the arrows to scroll through. If your relative served with the Pipe Band, or indeed with 1st KOSB, please do get in touch and help us build up the collection for future generations to remember them by. XXV Photo Highest Rank First Name Surname Tags Notes Pipe Major James Pringle Adamson Piper Served throughout the War then in Middle East Researching Researching Andrews Piper Researching Researching Researching Banahan Drummer Researching Private Leslie Blakesley Piper Carrier driver Corporal Researching Connelly Piper Researching Pipe Major Leslie De Laspie Piper Appeared in The Longest Day Pipe Major William Denholm Piper Pipe Major WW2 Researching Willie Fife Piper Mention in Borderer's Chronicle Sgt/Piper William Alexander Forrest Piper Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Researching Researching Gladwin Drummer Researching Researching Researching Hardy Drummer Researching Corporal W Harkness Drummer Drummer mentioned in Borderers Chronicles - with photo Lance Corporal Andrew Kerr Drummer Mention in Borderer's Chronicle Researching Researching Kerr-Little Piper Researching Drum Major Researching Lambie Drummer Researching Researching Researching Lawrence Piper Researching Researching Researching Leggett Piper Researching Researching Researching Mackenzie Piper Researching Researching Researching Malloy Piper Researching Researching Researching McBeth Drummer Researching Researching Researching McCreanney Drummer Researching Researching Researching McDonald Drummer Researching Corporal Researching McFarlane Drummer Researching Corporal David Morrison Piper Served throughout the War then in Middle East Pipe Major John 'Jock' Slattery Piper Pipe major 1943 Researching Unknown Uknown Piper Appears in a number of photos with D Morrison Researching Alexander Watson Piper Piper 1948 - 1952 Researching Researching Welsh Drummer Researching

SMAKT Monday 23 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 139 23 October 1944 Intermittent shelling and mortaring during the early hours of the morning. Patrols to the railway line during the day reported very little enemy movement. C Coy patrol to the NW of the MOLENBEEK were held up by the light from a burning haystack, but could see no signs of the suspected positions on this side of the MOLENBEEK. The enemy were firing MG rifles and grenades in the direction of VIERLINGSBEEK from the far side of the MOLENBEEK. Noise of voices and tracked vehicles moving was also heard. B Coy patrol heard tracks moving in the area of HOTEL VICTORIA (HOEVE VICTOR). Other patrols reported nothing of consequence. ( Sgt Clark of B Coy was killed). Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 23 October 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

NDR MORMTER Monday 26 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: NDR MORMTER End Location: NDR MORMTER D-Day+ 293 26 March 1945 A quiet day with nothing to report. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 26 March 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

CANLoan Officers with 1st KOSB CDN52 Allister McLellan Young Rank in June 1944 Lieutenant Date joined 1st KOSB 15 April 1944 Wounded in June 1944. Served with KOSB until July 1945. Lieutenant Allister McLellan Young was born in August 1913 in Manitoba, Canada. He and his family's race were described as 'Scotch' so fitting he served with a Scottish unit. Joined A Company of the 1st KOSB on 15 April 1944 having originally served with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps. Wounded on Friday, 9th June and looks like didn't return to his Unit until 1st August. *There's a document saying he came back from the 32RHU (a place where reinforcements/return to units stayed until time to go back). His casualty page can be found here Received the Commander-In-Chiefs Certificate in June 1945. Also the Silver Star in 1946. Left to return to Canada in July 1945. He died in 1970, aged 57. CANLOAN album CWM 20020022-001_50 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum Imperial War Museum Previous Next Lieutenant A.M.Young of Winnipeg, briefing O.Group. IWM Collection. Denmead, 29th April 1944 Capt A M Young leaving 1st Bttn KOSB From Borderer's Chronicles September 1945 Allister's grave marker in Manitoba, Canada. Thanks to Chris Radons on FindaGrave Lieutenant A.M.Young of Winnipeg, briefing O.Group. IWM Collection. Denmead, 29th April 1944 1/5

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

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

GRUBBENVORST Monday 1 January 1945 Next Next Start Location: GRUBBENVORST End Location: GRUBBENVORST D-Day+ 209 1 January 1945 The enemy celebrated the New Year by firing rifles and automatic weapons into the air. We stonked him which rather damped his enthusiasm. A good deal of movement was seen on the front during the day, mostly in 909015 area. The area of LOMM 9117 was also active though not to such a great extent. Visibility was good and a fair amount of detail was observed. Obstacles were observed on both sides of the river in the form of wire fences on the edge of the water from 901166 to 903174. This obstacle was at first thought to be continuous, but on a second examination this was found to be incorrect. Patrols had nothing of particular interest to report. Brigadier GD Renny, who was CO of the Bn from April to the end of July 1944, when he was wounded, has taken over Command of 9th Brit Inf Bde. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 1 January 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

OSNABRUCK, Germany Monday 9 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: OSNABRUCK, Germany End Location: WERBLECK, Germany D-Day+ 307 9 April 1945 Most of the Bn had arrived in the area WERBLECK 648 by 1036 hrs except for the bulk of "S" Coy. At 1300 hrs tactical recce parties went to HEILEGENLO and found it unoccupied. The Bn arrived at 1630 hrs and settled in as follows :- HQ at 550644 Coys at 553643, 549641, 548647, 547642. About 20 enemy shells fell during the afternoon but otherwise it was peaceful. The electricity, telephones and water were still in working order. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 9 April 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

Forrest Highest Rank Sgt/Piper 3178287 Service No. William Alexander Researching Company Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Long service/good conduct medal in 1936. Palestine Medal List (1940) . Survived war. Left Army August 45 as RQMS. Living in Galashiels in August 1948

Researching COMPANY: C C.O. June 1944: Major H.S. Gillies 2 i/c Capt. C. G. Stonor Wounded 18 July 44 (*Major) Lieut. W. McLaughlin Lieut. G. C. McGrath Lieut. A. Kilpatrick Killed in action 15 June 44 C.S.M. C.S.M. T. Morrison Wounded 19 July 44 *I have 'stitched' a group of photographs together to recreate this group shot. However, I believe this photo has a piece missing (Approx 88 men on this one as opposed to approx 114 on D Company). If anyone has a group photo of C Company then please do get in touch. Major H.S. Gillies has a special mention page here From Official War Diary: 7th June 1944. The attack on Cazelle (Mathieu) was led by C Company. 16th June 1944. Enemy intr in 'C' Coy area early in morning. Own arty laid barrage on area forward of 'C' Coy and later a low flying attack was made by enemy plane. 20th June 1944. 'C' Coy O.P. reported 6 heavy lorries in wood near BURON (9972). 04th July 1944. "C" Coy sent out raid to GALMANCHE. Party A was successful and overran an enemy platoon or section posn. 10th July 1944. CAEN. An OP was established overlooking the river. "C" & "D" Coys patrolled forward to the river ORNE and met heavy fire from South bank. 19th July 1944. "C" Coy were to take Station at 158677 and "A" Coy the X roads 161676. Both attacks were met with heavy cross fire from MG's and though supported by tanks had to withdraw with heavy casualties. 24th July 1944. PW brought in by "C" Company. Reinforcements arrived at night. Most sent to "B" and "C" Companies. 25th July 1944. Another two PW brought in by "C" Company. Both identified as II/192 PGR. 6th August 1944. The 'O' Group moved to S.L. at 0815 and the attack with "C" Coy on left and "D" Coy on right commenced at 0845 hrs. An attack on positions S of the river (sqs 6734, 6735) was ordered at 1700 hrs to start at 1800 hrs. This attack was carried out with "C" Coy on the right and "A" Coy on the left. The two coys reached their first objective and pushed on but were pinned down by enemy MG fire from flanks when approaching the railway (sq 6737). These two coys made this adv against fairly heavy opposition, almost completely unsupported. Owing to the blowing of the br (675340) and the speed with which the attack had to be prepared, it was not possible to get any sp arms to them except one tp of tanks which got over later in the evening, and, by a very gallant attack, saved the situation on "C" Coy front. Researching Previous Media C Company No.3 Platoon, Brig of Don Barracks, Aberdeen. Col. C. G. Stonor M.C. (left) From Borderors Chronicles June 1965 C Company No.3 Platoon, Brig of Don Barracks, Aberdeen. 1/4 Company Pipe tune: The Mucking O' Geordie's Byre NEXT