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CANLoan Officers with 1st KOSB CDN379 Bert A. H. Blackmore Rank in June 1944 Lieutenant Date joined 1st KOSB Researching Wounded 16 August 1944. Looks like back on strength by 29 August 1944. CANLOAN album CWM 20020022-001_22 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum Previous Next 1/1

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

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial J Surname Sisterson Nickname/Rank C QMS Match Status = Confirmed by signature Name & Rank W/C.Q.M.S John Sisterson Service No. 3187122 Evidence John was discharged from the army in November 1945. He was living in Alnwick, Northumberland when he applied for his medals. He finished his service with 5th KOSB. John's son wrote a piece for the BBC's WW2 People at War website in 2004. As this site is no longer updated, we've taken the decision to copy the text so it is preserved somewhere on the internet when the BBC site goes offline. *Please get in touch if you wish this to be removed. The First French Beach: 1st KOSB at Dunkirk by sister01 People in story: John Sisterson Location of story: Dunkirk Background to story: Army Article ID: A2317321 Contributed on: 19 February 2004 My father John Sisterson enlisted in the 1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers in 1932. After tours of duty in Palestine (now Isreal)and Malta he was trained as a electrician to work on London's undeground in 1939. He never completed his training and was called back to his regiment in September 1939. The KOSB's as part of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Div. Was sent to France with the BEF. Most of the Phoney war was spent by my father around Lille in NE France. At the out set of the german offensive in 1940 my fathers unit was moved up into Belgium to meet the oncoming Germans. The KOSB's along with other regiments fought various rear guard actions back towards Dunkirk with the ultimate action being fought at Furnes on the french Belguim border along with other such units as the Guards regiments. After this rear guard action which was fought withbullet and bayonet, my father and his fellow soldiers were directed to march towards Dunkirk and then left by their officers. My father via the beaches arrived at the main harbour. He states all the stuka and other bombardment had ended other than sporadic fighting. He and his fellow borderers ended up awaiting to be taken prisoners of war. Fortunately HMS Malcolm made a final run into the Mole. My father and his friend were ordered to carry a stretcher with a wounded soldier onboard. That is how he made it back to England. There are other stories he has not told me which relate to Dunkirk but I am sure they are no different to others that experienced those events. The second French Beach was Le on sur Mer, Sword Beach Normandy June 6th 1944 07.00 and there in lies another story. John sisterson is alive and well at the age 87 years he is my father and my hero! © Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Original article on BBC site > https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/21/a2317321.shtml Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Record in database? From the Borderer's Chronicle, 1945 CQMS Sisterson mentioned in a newspaper article - post Normandy Next Previous

Researching COMPANY: Admin C.O. June 1944: Researching Researching Researching Previous Media 1/0 Company Pipe tune: Cabar Feidh NEXT

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial W Surname Brown Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Researching Name & Rank Researching Service No. Researching Evidence Researching Researching Record in database? Next Previous

1st KOSB 50 Franc Note signature Signature details: Initial C Surname Reed77 Nickname/Rank N/A Match Status = Potential Match with name and Service No. Name & Rank Private Charles Chalmers Reed Service No. 3065977 Evidence Medal card not signed. Living in Paisley, Scotland when medals issued in 1952. Service No. Match. (Common practice with common surnames to tag last 2 digits of S. No. onto end of name) Record in database? Next Previous

PUTNEY VALE CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM PUTNEY VALE CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Lieutenant Colonel HUBERT CHRISTOPHER HATTON-HALL 53 Monday, November 26, 1945 Next

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

McCreanney 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

Denholm Highest Rank Pipe Major Researching Service No. William Researching Company Pipe Major WW2 William Denholm enlisted in the 1st Battalion of The Royal Scots in the 1930s and was promoted to Pipe Major during the war He wrote a pipe tune called, 'El Alamein' in 1942 which was dedicated to the 8th Army. There is an electronic version of the tune here > https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/el-alamein/ From the Piping Times 1979: "On June 6, 1944, pipers of 1/K.0.8.B. and 6/K.0.S.B. played their comrades ashore at Normandy. By September, the pipers of 1/K.0.S.B. under Pipe Major Willie Denholm of Duns were trying out his new tune, The Caen March. Pipe Major Denholm had already made his name in writing the winning tune for the El Alamein march". https://archives.thepipingcentre.co.uk/storage/pdfs/publications/piping-times/piping-times_september_1979.pdf He also wrote 'The Royal Scots Polka' - a chanter version can be heard here > https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/royal-scots-polka-the/ Comment from the Pipetunes site: "I went on to serve with Scottish Lothian and Borders Horse T.A. unit and Pipe Major W Denholm was the P/Major of the band he was a great piper and good father figure, the unit became the Queens Own Lowland Yeomanry, after his death." William died in 1960 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

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Private JAMES NOBLE 22 Tuesday, February 13, 1945 Next