1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Saturday, 01 July 1944
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NORMANDY
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WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Enemy shelling at periodic intervals and spasmodic fire from MGs 42.
Own artillery was active throughout the day.
At night a patrol under Sgt Grant was sent to area of GALMANCHE.
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
KIA
Photo | RANK | First Name | Surname | Service Number | AGE | Memorial | Grave Marker |
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WOUNDED ON THIS DAY
WIA
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:
North Nova Scotia Highlanders along the Orne-Vaucelles, July 1944. By photographe de guerre - Archives publiques du Canada, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5127574