1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Sunday, 03 September 1944
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LA CHAPELLE AU MOINE
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HACQUEVILLE
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
The Bn left at 0525 hrs arriving at the new area in HACQUEVILLE, South West of ROUEN (5094) at 2100 hrs.
The journey of approximately 147 miles was uneventful and with the exception of one carrier all vehicles arrived without mishap.
The Bn is still in reserve and on short notice to move.
The country in this area shows very little signs of battle and the enemy has shown very little or no opposition in his quick withdrawal.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
From 9th Infantry Brigade War Diary for 3rd September:
Contact with the bns was est early during the move and maint via 22 set throughout. Owing to the large number of “foreign convoys” on the rds, minor and major delays of the coln were frequent, especially so between LE NEUBORG and LOUVIERS, when during a ten minutes halt a Cdn Army convoy double banked Bde HQ coln and caused a further lengthy delay.
On the 3rd September we moved by transport to the Pas de Calais, crossing the Seine at Les Andelys, where the 6th Battalion of our own Regiment had recently forced a crossing of the river. We arrived after a fine performance by the transport, at the small village of Hacqueville, not far from Rouen.
WIG Wilson's - A Short History of The First Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers in North-West Europe
CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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DIED ON THIS DAY
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
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A Universal Carrier carrier passes a burnt-out German SdKfz 250/9 reconnaissance half-track near Troarn during Operation 'Goodwood', 19 July 1944 - Pinterest