1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Sunday, 25 June 1944
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NORMANDY
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WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Own arty very active in early morning followed by enemy shelling.
In the evening a patrol was sent out from LES BUISSONS to ST CONTEST area.
Enemy shelling recommenced towards midnight.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
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CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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DIED ON THIS DAY
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Photo | RANK | First Name | Surname | Service Number | AGE | Memorial | Grave Marker |
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WOUNDED ON THIS DAY
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Photo | Name and Rank | Service No | Notes |
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
Photo:
Lancashire Fusiliers crawl cautiously through a cornfield near St Contest, 9 July 1944. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206001