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Sjt W.W. Miller Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Sjt W.W. Miller Service No. 3187813 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers 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 William Wilfred Miller was born late 1915, in Sunderland, Durham, England. His father was Rowland Miller and mother, Florence (nee Forster). At the time of his demobilisation, he was serving with The Royal Scots regiment. William's brother, Able Seaman Ernest Miller was killed on 24th Feb 1943 and is remembered at Plymout Naval Memorial. 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

Sjt Andrew. Johnstone Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Sjt Andrew. Johnstone Service No. 3184114 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Andrew Johnstone was born in 1909 in Hawick, Scotland. His Mother's maiden name was Hogg. He married Lily Stevenson in Hawick in 1932. He died in 1987 at the age of 77. 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 Lieslie Spittlehouse Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte Lieslie Spittlehouse Service No. 4545730 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The West Yorkshire Regiment Date Wounded: Saturday, 10 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in Cambes area View This Day Leslie Spittlehouse was born in April 1922. 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 B. Graham Previous Next Wounded In Normandy L/Cpl B. Graham Service No. 3193893 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 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 J. Kerwin Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte J. Kerwin Service No. 3066961 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The Royal Scots Date Wounded: Friday, 09 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Cambes 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

Cpl D. Packer Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Cpl D. Packer Service No. 3186187 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. 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

Pte T.W. Thornton Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte T.W. Thornton Service No. 3194073 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Thomas William Thornton was discharged from the Army in Feb 1946. At the time of his medals being awarded - August 1950 - he was living in Northumberland. 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 E. H. Pugh Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte E. H. Pugh Service No. 3970216 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The Welch Regiments Date Wounded: Thursday, 22 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching View This Day Private Pugh's medals were awarded in June 1954. He was living in Eastbourne, Sussex at this 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

L/Cpl D.M.S. Peter Previous Next Wounded In Normandy L/Cpl D.M.S. Peter Service No. 3197668 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.) *Special Mention page.* Badly wounded in minefield near Troarn. View This Day 18th July, 1944 9:30PM - Troarn, Normandy (Not 19th as reported in casualty figures) Lance Corporal David Peter was leading his section around the outside edges of what they had been told was a minefield when, three or four yards in front of him, there was an explosion which he thought was an enemy bomb. He was blown back into this supposed minefield and landed on his knees, fully conscious and with no pain. He noticed his left arm was shattered and pretty 'tattered and torn'. Lance Corporal Peter has more details about his injury, and subsequent recovery, on a Special Mention page - here 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

Sjt W. Beattie Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Sjt W. Beattie Service No. 3186583 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Friday, 09 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Cambes 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

Pte A.V. Looker Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte A.V. Looker Service No. 14211360 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Wednesday, 09 August 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded on patrol near Vaudry area View This Day Arthur Vincent Looker was born on April 1923 in Durham. He wrote a book on his time in the 1st KOSB called, In at the Deep End and has a special mention page here 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. Arthur died in 2016 at the age of 92 in Melrose. 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 Harold Martin Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte Harold Martin Service No. 2045878 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Royal Engineers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Harold Martin's medals were awarded in February 1954 and he was living in Northern Ireland 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