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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

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

Pte R. Ganderton Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte R. Ganderton Service No. 14737913 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Researching Date Wounded: Friday, 13 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) WILDESHAUSEN Researching 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds During the morning there was intermittent shelling of the town and several O.Rs were wounded. At 1020 hrs the enemy launched a counter attack down the line of the rly from 472793 and from 467784 simultaneously on "D" Coy in posn in the sta area. Fd Arty followed by Med Arty dispersed the attack from the WEST before it had time to form up properly. The attack down the rly was shelled by Fd Arty and smoke was fired at fairly close range. 3 P.W. captured came from 7/2/115 P.G.R. and from their statements, enemy casualties were at least 1 Offr ORs killed and 3 wounded. The remainder of the enemy withdrew in some confusion and at great speed, harassed by Fd and Med Arty fire. During the afternoon the town was bombed by Spitfires as far as we could see, killing 1 and wounding 4 ORs and writing off 1 Carrier. During the afternoon "C" Coy cleared the houses in the area 480788, inflicting several casualties on the enemy. 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

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

IBBENBUREN Tuesday 22 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: IBBENBUREN End Location: IBBENBUREN D-Day+ 350 22 May 1945 RSM's drill parade on the football field for all Coys. This is the first of a series of RSM's and Adjt's parades culminating in a Commanding Officer's parade on the 30th. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 22 May 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

Private Casualty Information Private LIONEL WHITEHEAD Service Number Age Date of death 14751815 19 Friday, April 13, 1945 Company: Researching Son of Lionel and Eveline Whitehead (nee Castledine), of Kilnhurst, Yorkshire. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) WILDESHAUSEN, Germany Lionel Whitehead was born on the 2nd of March 1926 in Rotherham, Yorkshire. Before the War he was an erector at Yorkshire Tar Distillers Ltd. South Yorkshire Times and Express, April 28, 1945 1st KOSB War Diary for the date of his death During the morning there was intermittent shelling of the town and several O.Rs were wounded. At 1020 hrs the enemy launched a counter attack down the line of the rly from 472793 and from 467784 simultaneously on "D" Coy in posn in the sta area. Fd Arty followed by Med Arty dispersed the attack from the WEST before it had time to form up properly. The attack down the rly was shelled by Fd Arty and smoke was fired at fairly close range. 3 P.W. captured came from 7/2/115 P.G.R. and from their statements, enemy casualties were at least 1 Offr ORs killed and 3 wounded. The remainder of the enemy withdrew in some confusion and at great speed, harassed by Fd and Med Arty fire. During the afternoon the town was bombed by Spitfires as far as we could see, killing 1 and wounding 4 ORs and writing off 1 Carrier. During the afternoon "C" Coy cleared the houses in the area 480788, inflicting several casualties on the enemy. Share In Memorium Memorial BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 3. G. 15. View Cemetery Photo Credits: Find a Grave - Flipside20 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18487250/lionel-l-whitehead

Young Tom Jackson Captain Rank in Normandy 164590 Service No. B Company Captain in B Company Born under the name of Tom Jackson Young 2nd May 1914 at 6 Lockhart Place, Hawick, to parents John Halliwel Young and Marjery Jackson. In 1933 Tom was out riding a horse which took fright in Princess Street and bolted. Tom was heavily thrown at the foot of Wilton Hill and was lucky to be unharmed. The horse belonged to his brother George. The Hawick News. Friday, June 9, 1933 In 1939 Tom joined KOSB Territorials. He received his promotion to Officer at the end of 1940. The Hawick News. Friday, December 27, 1940 On 18th January 1944 at Cavers church, parish of Cavers, district of Kirkton, Roxburghshire, under the name of Thomas; stated that he was a Hosiery warehouseman and Lieutenant, KOSB. He married Margaret Grieve Lunn Scott. His older brother George was a witness to his marriage. In the same year Tom was a missing casualty on 22nd October. He was captured at Smakt (Holland) and he had been wounded. He was released in April 1945 as the War came to a close. He is mentioned in the Borderers Chronicles issue published in June 1945. After the war - 26th August 1949 Tom went to America as a salesman for Innes Henderson and Co, Margaret arrived in New York C/O Braemar Knitwear and in 1950 they lived in Cedarhurst, Nassau, New York. Tom died in his home town Hawick on 22nd April 2006 at the age of 91. KOSB_TJYoung_BDJune45.png KOSB_TJYoung_Missing_JD.png KOSB_TJYoung_POWQ_JD.jpeg KOSB_TJYoung_BDJune45.png 1/5 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

SMAKT Saturday 28 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 144 28 October 1944 At 0600 hrs an enemy fighting patrol of 9 men was shot up by a Pl of C Coy while approaching the Farm 795325 from the North. They were driven off after throwing grenades into the farm. Early in the morning there was some shelling and mortaring but it lasted a short time. There was very little enemy movement throughout the day. During the afternoon a big long range gun from the East of the MEUSE started shelling the OVERLOON - VENREIJ road. This particular gun was also active till about 0300 hrs on the 29th. Enemy mediums also shelled C Coy positions and OVERLOON and the 33 Fd Regt gun positions during the night and early the next morning. The usual A and D Coy standing patrols were out during the day and had nothing to report. A and D Coy recce patrols had nothing to add to in the way of information. The enemy were in occupation of the usual positions. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 28 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

TIENRAY Sunday 3 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: TIENRAY End Location: GEIJSTEREN D-Day+ 180 3 December 1944 Quiet night. At 0900 hrs B Coy Comd and Pl Comds went to the GEIJSTEREN area to recce their new positions in that area. At 1100 hrs B Coy moved off to the GEIJSTEREN area and by 1400 hrs the take over was complete. An OP party from B Coy had relieved a Pl of 2 Lincolns in the KASTEEL before first light, however, by last light they had nothing to report. During the hours of darkness Capt Sturgeon and 1 OR of 2 RUR were removed from a house in WANSSUM by an enemy patrol. It is presumed that they are prisoners. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) "Soon after the occupation of Wanssum, Captain Sturgeon was reported missing. Apparently some Germans had contrived to lie up in the house which he had made his Headquarters and during the night they came down into the cellar in which he was sleeping, forced him and a signaller with him to accompany them, and then avoiding the platoon prowler guards, disappeared into the night. They must also have acted with great stealth because the Platoon Serjeant and a runner who were also asleep in a further partition of the cellar were undisturbed. At any rate the Battalion lost in Captain Sturgeon one of its rocks of strength" . 2nd RUR War Diary. Courtesy of Royal Ulster Rifles WW2 Died on this day = 0 Sunday 3 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