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Cpl J. Scott Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Cpl J. Scott Service No. 3193968 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 07 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy mortar fire View This Day If you have any information on this soldier, please use the contact form to get in touch. Thank you. Share 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

W/Lt G. C. McCreath Previous Next Wounded In Normandy W/Lt G. C. McCreath Service No. 299303 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Officer Date Wounded: Tuesday, 13 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching View This Day Geoffrey Chrichton McCreath was born in May 1924. Before the War he was a Rugby player, a grain merchant and a member of the Home Guard in Berwick. He joined the Army in October 1942 and was commissioned in the KOSB in November 1943. He was discharged from the Army in June 1946 at the rank of Captain and listed as KOSB/1st Northumberland. At the time of receiving his medals in 1948, he was living in Berwick on Tweed. He married Margaret McWhir in July 1952, in Edinburgh. He returned to Normandy for the 40th Anniversary in June 1984 with some of his old comrades. Geoffrey died in October 2002, in Berwick On Tweed, at the age of 78. *Wedding photo from the Berwick Advertiser, July 3rd, 1952. Geoffrey gave an interview to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. A short excerpt is hosted on the KOSB website here **Group photo from The Berwickshire and Berwick Advertiser, June 7th 1984. Share 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

Researching COMPANY: Command C.O. June 1944: Lt Col G.D. Renny (Wounded 19 July 44) 2 i/c Major T. G. Coverdale Adjt. Capt. J. B. Boyd Wounded 19 July 44 Sig. Offr. Lieut K. Taylor * Capt Wounded 19 July 44 I.O. Lieut D. Gray Wounded 19 July 44 Padre Capt (Rev.) W.I.G. Wilson M.O. Capt P. Smith RAMC Wounded 19 July 44 R.S.M R.S.M. W Forrest R.Q.M.S. R.Q.M.S. J. Forbes On the 20th July 1944, when Lt. Col. G. D. Renny was wounded, Lt. Col. J. F. M. Macdonald took over command of the Battalion Researching Previous Media 1/1 Company Pipe tune: The Barren Rocks of Aden NEXT

Pte. J Gallacher Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte. J Gallacher Service No. 3194340 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Monday, 26 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire listed on War Diary for previous day View This Day John Gallacher was discharged from the Army in September 1944. At the time of his medals being awarded in Feb 1949, he was living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Share 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

Cpl James Groves Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Cpl James Groves Service No. 3186464 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 14 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded whilst on patrols or by enemy shellfire View This Day James Groves was discharged from the Army in October 1945 as a Corporal with '10 Highland Bttn, KOSB'. At the time of his medals being awarded in November 1948, he was living in Glasgow, Scotland. Share 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

Researching COMPANY: D C.O. June 1944: Major Alistair John Rennie 2 i/c Capt. J. T. Skinner M.M. Wounded 6 July 44 Lieut. K. N. Drinkall Wounded 13 June 44 Lieut. P. Pattison Lieut. N. Chalmers Wounded 7 Aug 44 *Capt. C.S.M. C.S.M. C. Gaston Wounded 16 June 44 From Official War Diary: 11th June 1944: 'D' Coy captured a prisoner identified as a Cpl of 12 SS Div (Hitler Jugend) & killed two others of a patrol that was near their forward posns. 14th June: 'D' Coy reported landing of paratroops (unidentified) 15th June 1944: 'D' Coy brought in a prisoner, shot at whilst passing in motor-cycle combination. Valuable documents were found & sent to Div. 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. 18th July 1944. The advance to TROARN was commenced and after reaching SANNERVILLE "D" & "B" Companies pushed forward encountering enemy MGs, whilst enemy shelling continued. 23rd July 1944. One platoon of "D" Company moved forward towards 2 RUR to take up position North of railway line. Four deserters from 346 Fus Bn came in through "D" Company lines. 27th July 1944. "D" & "B" Companies sent out patrols. 30th July 1944. An OP was established in "D" Company area to report on enemy shelling and mortar fire. 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. Researching Previous Media Newspaper article - post Normandy. 1/7 Company Pipe tune: Unknown (Link to Blue Bonnets O'er The Border) NEXT

Harmon DCM William Henry Corporal Rank in Normandy 3193990 Service No. Researching Company Received the DCM later in the War *Corporal 'Bill' Harmon was Arthur Looker 's platoon leader on D-Day. He dedicated his book, In at the Deep End, to Bill. Extract from interview posted on the BBC's People's War site by William's son, David. "We had left Cambes — our job to hold that area against seven German divisions had been successful — it allowed the USA and others to move into the Cherbourg Peninsular and port and in an advance from there created the pincer movement of the Falaise Gap. The Germans lost equipment — tanks and guns and 100,000 men. That was the initial move — then we chased them via Rouen into Paris and onwards into Belgium over the Escault canal into Holland. And by Christmas 1944 we were on the borders of Germany. The weather had held up the proceedings, preventing our Planes from getting up." You can find the full article here, which includes the details of William's time after Normandy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/54/a2870354.shtml "When C and D Companies emerged from the woods into the heather they were met by MG crossfire. L/Cpl W. Harmon of D Company crawled out into the open under heavy fire and flung two hand grenades into one MG, then rushed it firing his Sten, killed the machine gunners and immediately did the same with the next MG post." Page 120, Monty's Ironsides by Patrick Delaforce There's a photograph of Cpl Harmon receiving his DCM from Field Marshall Montgomery here Original wartime caption: Cpl. W. Harmon, 1 KOSB, receives the DCM. GIMERS MONASTERY 3RD BRITISH DIV. INVESTITURE Image: IWM (B 12778) Screenshot 2025-06-28 094048.png KOSB_WHarmon Medal Card Original wartime caption: Cpl. W. Harmon, 1 KOSB, receives the DCM. GIMERS MONASTERY 3RD BRITISH DIV. INVESTITURE Image: IWM (B 12778) 1/6 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

Pte E. Burns Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte E. Burns Service No. 884042 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Welch Regiment Date Wounded: Sunday, 06 August 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack around Montisanger/Le Pissot area View This Day If you have any information on this soldier, please use the contact form to get in touch. Thank you. Share 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

L/Cpl Henry Cockburn Previous Next Wounded In Normandy L/Cpl Henry Cockburn Service No. 3196950 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Tuesday, 18 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy fire in advance to Troarn View This Day Born in September 1911 in Bowden, Scotland. Mother's maiden name was Murray. He was medically discharged from the Army in July 1945. He died in June 2003 at the age of 92. *Henry is one of the signatures on the 50 Franc Note signed by member of 1st KOSB Signals the night before D-Day. You can read more about it here . If you have any information on this soldier, please use the contact form to get in touch. Thank you. Share 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

Pte Peter Barclay Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte Peter Barclay Service No. 3065407 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The Royal Scots Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Peter Barclay was discharged from the Army in March 1945. His medals were awarded in September 1948 and he was living in Dundee at that time. If you have any information on this soldier, please use the contact form to get in touch. Thank you. Share 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

Private Casualty Information Private JOHN PROCTOR STEVENSON Service Number Age Date of death 2764261 24 19 September 1944 Company: Researching Son of William and Margaret Stevenson, of Clydebank, Dunbartonshire; husband of Annie E. Stevenson, of Clydebank. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Researching 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) Researching Share In Memorium Memorial LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY I. B. 16. View Cemetery Photo Credits:

Pte R.H. Wardrop Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte R.H. Wardrop Service No. 3197146 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Sunday, 23 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Sannerville View This Day If you have any information on this soldier, please use the contact form to get in touch. Thank you. Share 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