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Operation Name: UNDER CONSTRUCTION 9 June 1944 To 6 July 1944 1stKOSB_Cambes_NWG_DDay+5.jpg 1stKOSB_Cambes_NWG_DDay+5.jpg 1/1 TEST TEST 1st KOSB Casualty figures Date D-Day+ Start location Finish Location Killed Wounded Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image CAMBES

CANLoan Officers with 1st KOSB CDN35 L.V.P. Pattison Rank in June 1944 Lieutenant Date joined 1st KOSB Researching Wounded 26 July 1944. War Diary entry from date of wounds: Recce patrol returned with report of a possible enemy listening post at 156679. Enemy shelling and mortaring was more severe than usual, especially between midday and tea time. Lt Col JFM MacDonald arrived to take over command of the Bn. CANLOAN album CWM 20020022-001_44 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum Previous Next 1/1

Slattery Highest Rank Pipe Major Researching Service No. John 'Jock' Researching Company Pipe major 1943 Born 1905 Berwick He was Pipe Major of 1st KOSB in 1943 Wrote 2 pipe tunes whilst he was with the Scots Guards. 'Aldergrove' electronic version can be heard here > https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/aldergrove/ 'Right Flank's Farewell to Lurgan' can be heard here > https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/right-flanks-farewell-to-lurgan-1973/ Died 1985 Dubbo, NSW, Australia Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image

JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY By Roger Veringmeier - Own work, curid=69780168 The Jonkerbos War Cemetery and Memorial is located in the town of Nijmegen, Netherlands. The cemetery contains 1,643 British Commonwealth and foreign service personnel of World War II. It was built to a design by Commission architect Philip Hepworth Coordinates: 51.82228, 5.83039 Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private HENRY BONFIELD 23 Monday, October 02, 1944 Corporal JAMES WALSH 33 Sunday, October 22, 1944 Lance Corporal JOHN WOOD 24 Sunday, October 22, 1944 Next

REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Mike Reid Reichswald Forest War Cemetery was created after the Second World War when burials were brought in from all over western Germany and is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the country. Some of those members of the land forces buried there died in the advance through Reichswald Forest in February 1945. Coordinates: 51.74065, 6.08242 Description courtesy of FindaGrave.com Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private CHARLES WILLIAM ANSELL 19 Saturday, March 03, 1945 Lance Corporal ROBERT ALEXANDER BELL 26 Friday, March 02, 1945 Corporal WILLIAM CHELLEY 22 Tuesday, June 19, 1945 Private JAMES FULTON 18 Tuesday, March 20, 1945 Private WILLIAM BAILLIE SMITH McFADYEN 19 Tuesday, February 27, 1945 Private JOHN JAMES McNALLY 23 Wednesday, May 02, 1945 Private WILLIAM PATRICK O'BRIEN 18 Saturday, March 03, 1945 Serjeant DAVID SAMUEL PHILLIPS 28 Friday, March 02, 1945 Corporal HENRY RICHARDSON 24 Friday, July 13, 1945 Private ROY SEARLE 19 Tuesday, February 27, 1945 Lance Corporal WILLIAM LIDDLE SHANKS 26 Tuesday, February 27, 1945 Private DANIEL STEELE 19 Tuesday, February 27, 1945 Private HERBERT THOMAS 19 Tuesday, February 27, 1945 Private JOHN THOMPSON 19 Wednesday, February 28, 1945 Private PERCY FREDERICK WOODWARD 29 Friday, March 23, 1945 Private WILLIAM ALFRED YATES 18 Monday, March 19, 1945 Next

Andrews Highest Rank Researching Researching Service No. Researching Researching Company Researching Researching Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial N Surname Bowie Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Confirmed by relative Name & Rank Pte Norman. Bowie Service No. 3196908 Evidence Confirmed by Rob B Wounded 19th July Troarn Record in database? https://graylingmedia.wixsite.com/1stkosbinnormandy/1st-kosb-wounded/3196908 Next Previous

ALNWICK CEMETERY ALNWICK CEMETERY Find a Grave - DIMITRIOS CORCODILOS Opened in 1856, the cemetery and burial records are maintained by Alnwick Town Council. Coordinates: 55.40372, -1.69199 Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Captain CUTHBERT MAURICE ROPNER 40 Friday, May 11, 1945 Next

KIEL WAR CEMETERY KIEL WAR CEMETERY Find a Grave - Gerald Commemorating those who fell in WW2 in the Schleswig-Holstein area Coordinates: 54.34577, 10.12746 Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private ERNEST FREDERICK HAYDEN 24 Monday, June 11, 1945 Next

CANLoan Officers with 1st KOSB CDN611 Willard Caseley Rank in June 1944 Lieutenant Date joined 1st KOSB 23 July 1944 Killed in Action on 6th Aug 1944 Willard Stanton Caseley was born in Mass' USA but crossed to Canada and joined up. Before joining the 1st KOSB on 23rd July, he was with the coastal artillery for 2 years (regiment not known). Willard was killed in his first attack on the 6 August 1944 around Vaudry. He has a memorial page here CANLOAN album CWM 20020022-001_51 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum Previous Next WillardCaseley_CANADIAN.jpg 1/10

Adamson Highest Rank Pipe Major 3188372 Service No. James Pringle Researching Company Served throughout the War then in Middle East James Pringle Adamson was best man at David Morrison's (Richard's Grandad) wedding in Inverness in May 1943. He married Elizabeth Telford in April 1942, in Galashiels. He was wounded on Sword Beach on D-Day. He continued to serve after the war as we have photos of him in the Middle East (See gallery) He was still playing the pipes in 1968 when he took them with him on a visit to see relatives in Australia. Looking at photos and official docs, James was most likely in the following places: *Potentially joined KOSB in 1937 (going on Service No.) Most likely from Galashiels/Hawick. 1943: Inverness. Victory Wings parade and practising beach assaults. Also David Morrisons wedding in May. 1944: Selkirk prior to moving down South for D-Day 1944: April 29th Denmead camp in the New Forest 1944: June - September, Normandy 1944: September - Belgium 1944: October - Holland 1944: November - Holland 1944: December - Holland 1945: January - Holland/Germany 1945: February - Germany 1945: March - Germany (Esserden. Rhine Crossing) 1945: April - Germany (Bremen) 1945: May - Germany (VE Day - Dortmund) 1946: Egypt and Palestine 1947: Palestine Temporary Pipe Major. *Went home on leave with D Morrison 1948: January - Jaffa and Tel Aviv After leaving the Army, James Adamson emigrated and became the Pipe Major for the Hamilton Pipe Band in New Zealand. In 1968, he moved to Australia and was the PM for the Kurri Kurri Pipe Band Special thanks for this information go to: James' son, Jamie Adamson. Aad Boode for confirmation of Pipe Major status post-war Jenny for connecting the dots David Morrison for his photographs Members of the Facebook Group - Bygone Galashiels Borderer's Chronicles through the years Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image

Connelly Highest Rank Researching Researching Service No. Researching Researching Company Researching Researching Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image Add a Title Describe your image