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LOUVAIN Wednesday 7 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: LOUVAIN End Location: LOUVAIN D-Day+ 246 7 February 1945 All day was spent in cleaning up kit and equipment and settling into billets. Everyone appreciated very much the welcome given us by the inhabitants and the comfort and luxury of the billets. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 7 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

Private Casualty Information Private ALBERT SMITH Service Number Age Date of death 3188278 28 Thursday, August 09, 1945 Company: Researching Researching War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) Researching From Find a Grave Private Smith was laid to rest in an unmarked grave with others. As he qualifies for war grave status, his grave could not be marked as others are buried there, so he is commemorated in a special war graves plot at St. Pancras cemetery with a Commission Headstone which is designated as a Special Memorial (S/M). Although there are many of these Special Memorial headstones in the Service Plot at St. Pancras, there are no burials at that location. Researching. Share In Memorium Memorial ST. PANCRAS CEMETERY Special Memorial, Row 3. View Cemetery Photo Credits: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24724090/albert-smith

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

GEIJSTEREN Monday 22 January 1945 Next Next Start Location: GEIJSTEREN End Location: GEIJSTEREN D-Day+ 230 22 January 1945 Uneventful night. At 1530 the 2 RUR on the left discovered tracks of a small party of enemy near the railway, from civilian reports. Eventually 2 white ration bags and a loaf of bread were discovered near a haystack, which looked as if it had been slept in. The track led from the river at 902158 30 yards to the North of Bn HQ and up the railway. No return tracks were found. During the afternoon the advance party of Ox & Bucks L.I. of the 6th Airlanding Bde arrived. At 2015 Sgt Ferguson took a patrol and followed the tracks down to the river, where they lay for about ten minutes, but could hear no noise. While returning by the same route, the patrol had reached 893166, when through "C" Coy fwd pl at KALDENBROEK came three men, answering the challenge with a few words of English. The patrol at once went to KALDENBROEK and eventually discovered that none of our patrols were anywhere near "C" Coy at the time, so they chased these men and followed them down to the river bank where there were marks of boats. About an hour later an enemy patrol 20 strong attacked KALDENBROEK with panzerfausts, schmeissers and grenades but were driven off, having at least two of their number wounded, one of whom was dragged back with them screaming. The other wounded man was captured and among other things disclosed his regt (1226) his coy positions and other useful information. Again movement of tpt was heard in the VELDEN area. In daylight OPs saw movement 9015, 9017, 9117. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 22 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

GLASNEVIN (OR PROSPECT) CEMETERY GLASNEVIN (OR PROSPECT) CEMETERY Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private JOSEPH FLANAGAN 22 Wednesday, May 23, 1945 Next

KASTENRAIJ Saturday 25 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: KASTENRAIJ End Location: KASTENRAIJ D-Day+ 172 25 November 1944 In the morning 227 Bde supported by the Scots Guards of the independent Armd Bde captured TIENRAIJ 8523, and entered EIKELENBOSCH and by the end of the day had taken SWOLGEN 8722. Lt AM Young (CANLoan) started an NCO's Cadre. Programme will be found under Appendix B. Today was spent in cleaning up and making billets more comfortable. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 25 November 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

VENRAIJ Wednesday 22 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: VENRAIJ End Location: VENRAIJ D-Day+ 169 22 November 1944 Recce for Coy and Pl Comds of area South of VEULEN for the attack. Preparations made for the attack in which 2 LINCS were also to participate, pushing forward due East of their posns in VEULEN supported by Churchill tanks. During the hours of darkness the VEULEN area was heavily shelled by enemy guns, some of them firing from a considerable distance away. Patrols of 2 LINCS reported enemy still in posn up till 2000 hrs, but at 2400 hrs reported no sign of enemy. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 22 November 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

Pte M J Kelly Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte M J Kelly Service No. 14550802 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Researching 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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

Dishington Edward Munro Lieutenant (then Captain) Rank in Normandy 176121 Service No. Support Company Second in command of anti-tank platoon (then CO of Support Coy) Edward Munro Dishington was born in February 1917 in Belfast. His Mother's maiden name was Laverty. In his school days he won a 'trust bursary' to allow him to receive five years of education at the Royal High School in Edinburgh. (His awards are detailed in one of the photos below) He married Ann Hunter Grandage in December 1941 in Yorkshire. *Edward was the officer in charge of the re-burial of a US Airman who was shot by the SS in August 1944. You can read more about it here He was discharged from the Army in August 1946 at the rank of Major and was living in Clackmannanshire at that time. He died in a vehicle accident in January 1965, at the age of 47, in Blackburn, Lancashire. Thanks to Edward's nephew, Bill, for the extra information and photo. E M Dishington's awards and Military Service from the Roll of Honour at the Royal High School in Edinburgh From Edward's nephew on Ancestry. A 6-pounder anti-tank gun of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, part of the 9th Brigade of the British 3rd Division, along with two Sherman tanks near St-Pierre Church, 10 July 1944. By Sergeant Christie No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit - This photograph B 6924 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-29), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=465151 E M Dishington From Edward's nephew on Ancestry. E M Dishington's awards and Military Service from the Roll of Honour at the Royal High School in Edinburgh From Edward's nephew on Ancestry. 1/3 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

METERIK Thursday 28 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: METERIK End Location: METERIK D-Day+ 205 28 December 1944 Preparations were made for the move into the new area, and orders were given for the take over. See Appendix E. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 28 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

Lance Serjeant Casualty Information Lance Serjeant THOMAS WILSON Service Number Age Date of death 3185445 34 Thursday, October 19, 1944 Company: Researching Son of Thomas and Polly Wilson of Benwell, Newcastle. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) SMAKT, Holland Thomas Wilson was born on the 5th of November, 1909 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. *CWGC has put his age on headstone at 25 years old when he died. However, he joined 1st KOSB in 1928 (and his Service No. tallies with that year) so believe this to be an error. The original headstone stated 34 years old. Before the War he was a Coal Miner. He has a full biography on the Overloon War Chronicles website here 1st Bttn KOSB War Diary entry for the date of his death Again heavily shelled and mortared all day. Up till today the forward Pl of C Coy and the standing patrols of A Coy were under constant observation from the railway or from just behind it. We stopped this by Arty fire put down just over the railway, and then the rapid occupation of forward positions before the enemy had recovered from the effect of the shelling. This was accomplished with success and C Coy established an OP in house at 795325, which observed across the railway but was rather restricted in its all round observation. There was slight enemy activity or movement to the East of the railway. Enemy strongpoint at 810320 established by OP and engaged by 25 pdr Bty. A Coy provided a fighting patrol and C Coy two recce patrols which established that the enemy were in positions at 789331, 800324 and at 799321. B Coy recce patrol heard the enemy in the South East corner of orchard 799310. Several harassing targets were engaged by our 25 pdr Bty during the night usually bring back answering fire to some extent. Contact patrols to the right and left. Share In Memorium Memorial OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY II. B. 10. View Cemetery Photo Credits: FindaGrave - Fred and Overloon War Chronicles https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18394941/thomas-wilson

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