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Looker Arthur Vincent Private Rank in Normandy 14211360 Service No. Researching Company Wrote In at the Deep End Arthur Vincent Looker was born on April 1923 in Durham. Date Wounded: Wednesday, 09 August 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded on patrol near Vaudry area He served in Normandy and through Europe into Germany, eventually helping repatriate those that had been made refugees by war. He was discharged from the Army in June 1947 as a Sergeant. He wrote a book on his time in the 1st KOSB called, In at the Deep End . Arthur died in 2016 at the age of 92 in Melrose. In at the Deep End on Abe Books (signed) https://www.abebooks.com/signed-first-edition/Deep-End-Arthur-Vincent-Looker-Print/30104338176/bd 1/2 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial E Surname Ewing Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Confirmed by relative Name & Rank Eric Ewing Service No. Evidence Confirmed by Diane Signals platoon Record in database? Next Previous

OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY The town of Overloon lies in the south of the Netherlands approx 40kms to the south of Nijmegen. There was severe fighting in the vicinity of Overloon in October-November 1944, when the Germans were being cleared out of the region south and west of the Maas in preparation for the final attack on the Rhineland. Most of the burials in Overloon War Cemetery are of men who died during these months. The cemetery contains 280 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, and one Dutch war grave. Coordinates: 51.57415, 5.95766 Description courtesy of FindaGrave.com Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private PERCY CHAMBERS 29 Thursday, October 19, 1944 Private SIDNEY ALFORD CHAMPION 21 Wednesday, November 01, 1944 Serjeant CHARLES PERCY CLARK 28 Friday, October 20, 1944 Private WILLIAM JOHN CLUETT 30 Thursday, October 19, 1944 Corporal JOHN MCGREGOR DRUMMOND 20 Tuesday, November 14, 1944 Lance Corporal EDWARD CHARLES WILLIAM FENN 19 Thursday, October 19, 1944 Serjeant ALEXANDER GAY GRAHAM 27 Saturday, October 14, 1944 Private WILLIAM HENRY HOOK 19 Wednesday, November 01, 1944 Private JAMES JOSEPH McCARTHY 24 Monday, October 16, 1944 Lance Corporal JOHN McKENZIE 25 Wednesday, November 01, 1944 Private HENRY SPROAT 23 Tuesday, November 14, 1944 Corporal GEORGE TALLON 21 Wednesday, November 01, 1944 Corporal WILLIAM TANNOCK 21 Saturday, November 18, 1944 Private JAMES TOOLE 28 Monday, October 30, 1944 Lance Serjeant THOMAS WILSON 34 Thursday, October 19, 1944 Private ROBERT WRIGHT 23 Saturday, October 14, 1944 Next

Moffet Rodger Lance Corporal Rank in Normandy 14214468 Service No. D Company Provided information and photos. Originally from Royal Scots Hi - my father Rodger Moffet was 1st Bt KOSB D-Coy. He got as far as Etrepagny and contracted Pleurisy (brought on from his account from being in a heavy waterlogged trench but not sure where). I have some extra information for you: Father always claimed they landed at 10:10am he was quite adamant about the time. LC Captain rammed the craft up the beach and they landed on dry sand. His Friend Jeff Henderson who was in the same Coy went back to Normandy many times in the years soon after the war and he gave us a hand drawn map of the movements in the first days as well as a long description. Dad had lots of stories some funny some very grim. His experience of the landing was that he exited the beach via a small road, there were garages on one side and what was left of a patisserie on the other, he noticed that the garages had been crudely painted red then stumbled on something, he went to kick it out the way and realised it was a boot with the foot still in it. Only then did he make sense of the scene, the patisserie window had been booby trapped and some lads from the RUR had went to grab something and were blown up – it wasn’t paint on the garages opposite. Father maintained he crossed Pegasus on D Day but then they went back (possibly St Aubin D'Arquenay as you suggest) My dad was a signaller so tended to be around Major Rennie a lot with his massive wireless pack (as a matter of fact that's why he was partially deaf) In the attack at Cambes wood Rennie's jeep took a hit, Rennie was blown clear but my father was nearby and the blast knocked him against a tree. 19th July there was heavy fighting in an attempt to take Troarn - L/Cpl H Hardman (nicknamed 'Joe' because he looked like Stalin) was killed there when he tried to dash across the town square - two bren guns providing covering fire both jammed as he was in the middle of the square - he was cut down instantly. On the eve of the assault on Troarn my father had an awful premonition (that's something considering what they had already been through) It was his good fortune that he was singled out the next morning for the detail to collect all the blankets and other items and help take them back down the line – he said many time that it almost certainly saved his life because he was convinced this was his number up. Ive spoken to many of lads that were involved at Troarn over the years and they described it as a really tough engagement with the town being taken and lost many times. The worst of the fighting was around the town square Rodger Moffet (Son) 2019 1/4 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private SAMUEL BYERS FOSTER 36 Sunday, May 26, 1946 Next

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial J Surname Davis Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Confirmed by signature Name & Rank Private John Davis Service No. 3188047 Evidence We believe the 'Davis' is a perfect match. The 'J' is different but could have been a one-off or changed after the War. John was living in Portsmouth at time of claiming his medals. He was discharged on January 1946. Record in database? Next Previous

KIRKCALDY (DYSART) CEMETERY KIRKCALDY (DYSART) CEMETERY Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Lance Corporal ANDREW GIBSON 35 Sunday, January 07, 1945 Next

Morrison David Lance Corporal Rank in Normandy 3188786 Service No. Researching Company Grandfather of Richard Grayling. David Morrison was born in Hawick, Scotland on April 29th 1923. He lived in Allars Bank in Hawick and would probably have attended Hawick High School. From the documents I have, he joined the 1st Bttn KOSB in around 1937 as a 'boy soldier'. He married my Grandma, Lillian Edna Thompson in 1943 in Inverness. *Fellow 1st KOSB piper, James Adamson was his best man. David served with the KOSB through Normandy, Belgium, Holland and into Bremen in Germany. He played the pipes at the funeral of a US Airman who was shot by the SS near La Chappelle Au Moine. He also went to Egypt, Gibraltar and Palestine after the war and finally left the Army in 1950 and moved to Hull, East Yorkshire. David had 3 children and worked as an insurance salesman after the war for the COOP. He helped form the City of Hull Pipe Band and then the CRS (Cooperative Retail Society) Pipe Band in the 80s. He played the pipes all over and was a regular on New Year's Eve and at weddings in the town. (He played at Judo champion Karen Briggs' wedding back in the day). He rarely spoke of the war and I can only recall a couple of things he said. Of Normandy he said, 'we were bitten to death by ruddy midges (mosquitoes) and pounded by Moaning Minnies constantly' (German Nebelwerfer rocket launchers). He told me his best mate was killed when he went back to his dugout for his hat and a mortar bomb landed on it, killing him instantly. He fought the SS and Hitler Youth and said they were young but very vicious. He rated 'Rennie' and Monty as officers and had a lot of respect for the Canadians. He showed me the scars on his back that he still had in the 80s where he'd been forced to take cover when RAF Typhoons strafed them. Fellow 1st KOSB soldier, Joe Hunt joined the regiment the day after. The photographs of 1st KOSB sequestered in Denmead/New Forest prior to the landings were taken on 29th April 1944, his 21st birthday! I keep looking out for him in them. He played the pipes for Monty when he came to their HQ in Germany after the War. Obviously, Grandad was more than 'just' a soldier. He was fiercely proud of Scotland and never lost his 'lilt'. He boxed when he was in the Army and always stayed in shape. He played the bagpipes until his 'wind' gave out and he invested in an electronic chanter. He was learning new tunes until the day he died, and practising the old favourites constantly. He taught me to play the pipes in a no-nonsense way and berated me for not practising EVERY day :-) He had 3 Grandchildren when he died in 2004 and would have found out about my first son being born if he'd waited a month or two longer. Ah well. CoopPipeBandHull_DMorrison.jpg 1/25 Previous Special Mention Share Next Special Mention

MIERLO WAR CEMETERY MIERLO WAR CEMETERY Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Warrant Officer Class II JAMES McLEISH 34 Tuesday, October 24, 1944 Private PERCY JOHN TUCKER 35 Friday, November 03, 1944 Next

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial A Surname Dickens Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Confirmed by signature Name & Rank A Dickens Service No. 14524700 Evidence Signature match on medal card RASC - France/Germany medal Record in database? Next Previous

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial A Surname Scott Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Confirmed by signature Name & Rank Alex Scott Service No. 14731977 Evidence Angus Record in database? Next Previous

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial J Surname Baldwin/Boulder Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Researching Name & Rank NOTHING Service No. Evidence Record in database? Next Previous