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1st KOSB in Normandy Wounded list 1st KOSB Wounded List Our original list came from WIG Wilson's History of the 1st KOSB in North West Europe and totalled 42 recorded as wounded. We are working through that list and checking each and every entry. Bear with us, please. Pic Rank & Name DATE Service No Notes Capt J B Boyd Saturday, 9 December 1944 165710 Researching A/Sjt D Gallacher Saturday, 16 December 1944 3193286 Researching A/Cpl W P Armstrong Wednesday, 20 December 1944 3597005 Researching Pte F O' Brien Wednesday, 10 January 1945 3186888 Researching Pte W D Rutherford Friday, 12 January 1945 3194066 Researching Pte R G Hogg Friday, 12 January 1945 14657689 Wounded by Nebelwerfer bomb L/Sgt G.A.Freeman Friday, 12 January 1945 896465 Researching Pte G P Whittet Saturday, 27 January 1945 3193868 Researching Sgt P Connolly Sunday, 25 February, 1945 3186584 Researching Pte D Johnson Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14681685 Researching Pte F Walker Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14763278 Researching Pte R M Dunning Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14214545 Researching Pte D Marshall Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 3184516 Researching Pte E. Hawkins Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14658511 Researching Pte V R Hills Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14496609 Researching Pte H. Thomas Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 14429440 Researching Sgt T Pearson Tuesday, 27 February, 1945 3599123 Wounded in left arm. Remained on duty. Cpl W H Harmon Wednesday, 28 February, 1945 3193990 Shot in foot by comrade Pte T E Storey Wednesday, 28 February, 1945 14721738 Wounded in 1945. Killed in accident 1947 Pte R. McMillan Thursday, 01 March 1945 3192086 Researching Pte W. O'Brien Friday, 02 March 1945 14760777 Researching Pte S G Gerrlei Friday, 02 March 1945 5783320 Researching Sjt D. Phillips Friday, 02 March 1945 4199489 Researching Pte C. Ausell Friday, 02 March 1945 14438416 Researching L/Cpl Earl Draper Friday, 02 March 1945 2764313 Researching Pte Daniel Hodson Friday, 02 March 1945 1644010 Researching Pte N G Senter Saturday, 03 March 1945 14714631 Researching Pte K A Smith Saturday, 03 March 1945 14719150 Researching Pte D Rugman Thursday, 05 April 1945 14587245 Researching Pte M. Tucker Friday, 06 April 1945 14799187 Researching Maj F. Holden Saturday, 07 April 1945 265857 Researching Pte D. Houston Friday, 13 April 1945 3185484 Researching Pte R. Ganderton Friday, 13 April 1945 14737913 Researching Pte L. Whitehead Friday, 13 April 1945 14751815 Researching Pte C E Dobson Friday, 13 April 1945 2764427 Researching Pte J. Rogers Friday, 13 April 1945 14278185 Researching Pte R. Stenhouse Thursday, 19 April 1945 3597336 Researching Pte J P Evans Thursday, 19 April 1945 14801870 Researching Pte R H Grimshaw Thursday, 19 April 1945 14213863 Researching Pte W S Plant Thursday, 19 April 1945 14747837 Researching Pte H Smithey Friday, 20 April 1945 14444939 Researching Pte M J Kelly Friday, 20 April 1945 14550802 Researching Pte W Mcleish Friday, 20 April 1945 14806444 Researching Pte W G Pepperall Friday, 20 April 1945 1525063 Researching Pte A C Floyd Friday, 20 April 1945 14761787 Wounded in upper leg. Pte D C Fulton Wednesday, 25 April 1945 3065961 Researching Pte J H Grindlay Saturday, 05 March 1945 14672926 Researching

1st KOSB CANLoan Officers Image Svc No. Rank Jun 44 First names Surname Summary CDN34 Lieutenant Patrick Cecil McLaughlin Researching CDN52 Lieutenant Allister McLellan Young Wounded in June 1944. Served with KOSB until July 1945. CDN202 Lieutenant Ritchie J. R. Walker Researching CDN193 Lieutenant Robert Robertson Wounded twice in 1944 CDN35 Lieutenant L.V.P. Pattison Researching CDN501 Lieutenant Lloyd M. Huggan Researching CDN379 Lieutenant Bert A. H. Blackmore Researching CDN128 Lieutenant Harry D. Bell Researching CDN601 Lieutenant Francis F. Andrew Joined after Troarn CDN502 Lieutenant Malcolm R. Rose Killed in Action on 6th Aug 1944 CDN611 Lieutenant Willard Caseley Killed in Action on 6th Aug 1944

Pte A C Floyd Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte A C Floyd Service No. 14761787 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Wounded in upper leg. Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Arthur Charles Floyd was born on the 14th September, 1910 in Kingston, Surrey. Parents were Charles James Floyd and Elizabeth Buck. He married Louisa Emily Tedder on Christmas Day, 1936! Before the War he was a Metal Welder (Electrical Spot Welder). He enlisted on the 4th of May, 1944 and joined the 1st KOSB in March 1945 (just a month before he was wounded). His Service Record states he trained as a Signals Operator, was wounded in the 'upper leg' and spent time in the Middle East after the War. He died in 1971 in Westminster, at the age of 59. 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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 W G Pepperall Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte W G Pepperall Service No. 1525063 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Royal Artillery (Field, Coastal & Anti-Aircraft) Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Remained at duty. 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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 M J Kelly Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte M J Kelly Service No. 14550802 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Researching 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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 W Mcleish Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte W Mcleish Service No. 14806444 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Not a battle casualty *DNR on Wounded list so have put him as 20th April, 1945 until date confirmed. 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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 H Smithey Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte H Smithey Service No. 14444939 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps Date Wounded: Friday, 20 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany Researching 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds At first light "A" Coy moved forward and occupied the rd jct at 654962 with only light opposition. At about 0600 hrs "B" Coy moved up through D" Coy and captured the rd and rail crossing at 660966 after some sharp fighting, taking some 20 p.w.s. Final posns were:- Bn H.Q. 661959, "A" Coy 654962, "B" Coy 660966, "C" Coy 665964, "D" Coy 661963. At 1000 hrs the 2/LINCS launched an attack on KIRCHHUCHTING 6795 from the area 667942. The Bn supporting arms carried out a diversionary fire plan for the attack. The remainder of the day was quiet and uneventful. 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 C E Dobson Previous Next Wounded In 1944-45 Share Pte C E Dobson Service No. 2764427 Company: Researching Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). Black Watch (The Royal Highland Regiment) Date Wounded: Friday, 13 April 1945 Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.) Researching Location (from War Diary) Researching Wounded 14.4.45 and 27.6.44. 1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds During the morning there was intermittent shelling of the town and several O.Rs were wounded. At 1020 hrs the enemy launched a counter attack down the line of the rly from 472793 and from 467784 simultaneously on "D" Coy in posn in the sta area. Fd Arty followed by Med Arty dispersed the attack from the WEST before it had time to form up properly. The attack down the rly was shelled by Fd Arty and smoke was fired at fairly close range. 3 P.W. captured came from 7/2/115 P.G.R. and from their statements, enemy casualties were at least 1 Offr ORs killed and 3 wounded. The remainder of the enemy withdrew in some confusion and at great speed, harassed by Fd and Med Arty fire. During the afternoon the town was bombed by Spitfires as far as we could see, killing 1 and wounding 4 ORs and writing off 1 Carrier. During the afternoon "C" Coy cleared the houses in the area 480788, inflicting several casualties on the enemy. 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

IBBENBUREN Sunday 27 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: IBBENBUREN End Location: IBBENBUREN D-Day+ 355 27 May 1945 The second in command Major H.S. GILLIES and representatives from each Coy left for the new Bn area near DORTMUND, where the Bn is to take over from the Americans on the 30th. In the evening a football match between the Bn and HQ 9th Brit Infantry Brigade ended in a win for the Bn 7 - 1. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 27 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

ST ANTONIS Friday 13 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST ANTONIS End Location: PEELKANT D-Day+ 129 13 October 1944 At 0530 hrs the marching troops of the Bn proceeded to WOOD at 728338, and concentrated there on arrival with 'F' Echelon transport. At 1000 hrs the 'R' Group went forward to select an Assembly Area and decided on F.U.P. The Second in Command brought up the Bn at 1030 hrs to the Assembly Area in the area 745323. Bde 'O' Group Conference at 1150 hrs. Zero is fixed for 1300 hrs provisionally subject to unit comds discretion. Bn 'O' Group at 1220 hrs. Attack on WESTERN part of Wood 743305, supported by one Sqn Churchill Tanks (4th Grenadier Guards), one sqn of Flails, and one Sqn of Flamethrowers. Zero fixed finally for 1320 hrs. The Sqn of Churchill Tanks followed closely by the flails crossed the Start Line, the main X rds running WEST - EAST due north of PEELKANT 745317, at 1320 hrs, and made for cover of wood 742313 with two sections of the Carrier Pl as mobile small arms support. D and B Coys then crossed the start line at 746318 and proceeded up track and entered wood at 744312, followed closely by Tac Bn HQ. Both Coys passed through a Coy of South Lancs, who were holding the rear edge of the wood, and secured their first objectives on our line 745308 to 742308. A and C Coys were passed through and secured objectives some 300 yards further South. Coys were leapfrogged forward till the leading troops were about 200 yards from the Southern end of the wood, where the Bn consolidated, dug in and sent forward patrols to the forward edge of the wood at approx 1700 hrs. No enemy were encountered till the forward Coys got into position, and then isolated MGs opened up occasionally mostly on fixed lines and continued to do so till an hour after nightfall. From the time that the whole Bn was in the wood, the enemy put down fairly heavy Artillery, Mortar, and Nebelwerfer fire on the wood. Final positions were as follows:- Forward, left C Coy., centre D Coy., right A Coy., rear right B Coy, left S Coy, with Bn HQ in the centre at 745305. C and D Coys sent standing patrols to South edge of wood. A Coy patrol in area of 740299 heard enemy digging to the South. B Coy patrol got to within 20 yards of the ditch at 741295 when fired on. During the morning the RUR had attacked the woods to the EAST of the Bn, and had consolidated in the area of 754304. Cpl W Harmon citation for DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) "When C and D Companies emerged from the woods into the heather they were met by MG crossfire. L/Cpl W. Harmon of D Company crawled out into the open under heavy fire and flung two hand grenades into one MG, then rushed it firing his Sten, killed the machine gunners and immediately did the same with the next MG post." Page 120, Monty's Ironsides by Patrick Delaforce Died on this day = 0 Friday 13 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

HEGELSOM Sunday 4 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: HEGELSOM End Location: HEGELSOM D-Day+ 243 4 February 1945 Trg and entertainments as usual. 2 Lincs sent a patrol across the MAAS in the ARCEN area, which came back having encountered no enemy. The RUR captured two prisoners who were wounded in a minefield. Lt Walker was wounded while making a recce for the patrol. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 4 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

KASTENRAIJ Monday 27 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: KASTENRAIJ End Location: KASTENRAIJ D-Day+ 174 27 November 1944 Another quiet day except for a great deal of traffic on the VENRAIJ - VENLO road. In the evening at 2000 hrs an officers dinner was held in celebration of St. Andrews Day on the 30th. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 27 November 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts