1st KOSB WAR DIARIES

1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY

Sunday, 11 June 1944

D +

NORMANDY

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START LOCATION

CAMBES

FINISH LOCATION

CAMBES

WAR DIARY

SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION

Bn area shelled from S.W. Enemy tanks seen in LA BIJUDE area and a small number to 'B' Coys front. Small number of enemy located in A/TK ditch area (0713).

'D' Coy captured a prisoner identified as a Cpl of 12 SS Div (Hitler Jugend) & killed two others of a patrol that was near their forward posns.

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WAR DIARIES

Preparing for D-Day

Normandy Jun - Sept 44

North-West Europe

Post War

CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY

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DIED ON THIS DAY

RANK	First Name	Surname	Service Number	AGE	Memorial
Private	GEORGE DUNCAN HERRON	McPHERSON	2766332	21	BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Captain	JAMES	ROYNON-JONES	129983	25	RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE
Private	JOHN ANDREW	MARTIN	3187191	27	RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private	CECIL	SELBY	14002843	20	RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE

WOUNDED ON THIS DAY

Name and Rank	Service No	Notes
Lt J D Catleugh	166595	Leg broken and shrapnel wounds. Possibly happened around Cambes.
Pte J. Connor	3066835	Possibly wounded in Cambes area
Pte D. Gallacher	14002559	Possibly wounded in Cambes area
Pte J.T. Thomson	3066997	Possibly wounded in Cambes area
Pte J. M. Grieve	3187416	Bullet wounds in right foot whilst in Cambes area of Normandy.

PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS

Map:

War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide German Cross icon By Lyon Cyborg - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31648388

Photo:

12 SS troops in action in Normandy By Mielke - https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/754/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79564697