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  • 3197146

    Pte R.H. Wardrop Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte R.H. Wardrop Service No. 3197146 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Sunday, 23 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Sannerville 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

  • 14214514

    Pte R.S. Wallace Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte R.S. Wallace Service No. 14214514 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 09 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Cambes View This Day Robert Stewart Wallace was part of The Cameronians regiment when he finished his service. 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

  • 3194999

    Pte T. Lupton Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte T. Lupton Service No. 3194999 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 Official docs state Private Lupton was also wounded on 30th November 1944. 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

  • 3189428

    Pte. Fred Tattersall Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte. Fred Tattersall Service No. 3189428 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Wednesday, 16 August 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack around Tinchebray/Flers area View This Day Fred Tattersall was born on 12 March 1920 in Smallbrook, Lancashire. He left school at 14 to work as an apprentice artisan, but soon enlisted (under age) into the Territorial Army in 1936. Two years later, he joined the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and, after completing his depot training at Berwick-upon-Tweed, was posted to the 1st Battalion in Portsmouth. Upon the outbreak of WWII, the battalion was sent to France as part of the 9th Brigade, 3rd Division which was commanded by General Montgomery, returning via Dunkirk on 02 June 1940. (From the Blesma website article on Fred > here ) He was wounded again in April 1945 in Germany when he stepped on a land mine and was ferried back to England for treatment. He ended up having his lower leg amputated and was discharged from the Army. There's a remembrance plaque for Fred, and his wife, Marian in Sannerville in Normandy. (Bottom right on photo - courtesy of Rob Bowie) Fred died in October 2016 and his obituary can be found on the KOSB website 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

  • 3194347

    Cpl T.C.G. Ker Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Cpl T.C.G. Ker Service No. 3194347 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 Crabb Greig Ker was born in 1916 in Stranraer, Scotland. His Mother's maiden name was Greig. He was discharged from the Army in February 1946. At the time of his medals being awarded - March 1949 - he lived in Stranraer. He married Isabel Margaret Lindsay in 1953. Thomas died in 1984 at the age of 67. 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

  • 3196775

    Pte Thomas Mather Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte Thomas Mather Service No. 3196775 Company: B Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers Date Wounded: Tuesday, 04 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by mortar fire (B Company) View This Day Thomas Mather was living in Edinburgh in June 1950 when his medals were awarded. 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

  • 14679390

    Pte J.W. Jolly Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte J.W. Jolly Service No. 14679390 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day John Warne Jolly was born in December 1924. He was living in Lymington, Hants when his medals were awarded in October 1948. He died in December 2006 at the age of 82. 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

  • 3187900

    Pte J.T. Bell Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte J.T. Bell Service No. 3187900 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 John Telford Bell was born in 1918 in Staplegorton, Langholm, Scotland. Parents were William and Jane Bell. He was discharged from the Army in May 1946 whilst serving with the Royal Army Service Corps as a Driver. John died in May 1984 and is buried in Langholm Cemetery. 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

  • 5501025

    Pte F.J.S. Cook Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte F.J.S. Cook Service No. 5501025 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The Hampshire Regiment Date Wounded: Wednesday, 28 June 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire 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

  • 3195010

    Cpl G.F. Peakman Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Cpl G.F. Peakman Service No. 3195010 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 George Frederick Peakman was born in March 1913. His Mother's maiden name was Harrison. He married Agnes Fisher in 1937 and his occupation at the time was listed as an Auctioneer's Assistant. His medals were awarded in March 1950 when he was living in Leeds. George died in December 2004 at the age on 91. He was living in Walsall, West Midlands at the time of his death. *Death records on Ancestry list him as PAKEMAN 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

  • 14002927

    L/Cpl K. Bettney Previous Next Wounded In Normandy L/Cpl K. Bettney Service No. 14002927 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Royal Engineers (Sapper) Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Lance Corporal Bettney joined the Army in 1942. He lived in Hull in 1944 and worked for Rose, Downs and Thompson Ltd. He lived down Blenheim St (which is the next street to where Richard's Grandma lived during the war!) 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

  • 3065998

    Pte Francis Hopper Previous Next Wounded In Normandy Pte Francis Hopper Service No. 3065998 Company: Unknown Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The Royal Scots Date Wounded: Wednesday, 19 July 1944 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn. View This Day Francis Hopper was awarded his medals in December 1948 and was living in Edinburgh. 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

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