1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Thursday, 07 September 1944
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START LOCATION
ETREPAGNY
FINISH LOCATION
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ETREPAGNY
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Major TG COVERDALE, 2IC (Second in charge) Bn left to take up a post as GSOI MO(3) at the War Office.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
In Etrepagny we enjoyed considerable comfort, dances were held, dinner parties given, and the locals challenged at football and basketball. The performances by the Pipes and Drums sealed the popularity of the Battalion and the only drawback was that the local girls inevitably brought their whole family with them to the dances, from aged grandparents to children in arms.
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
KIA
Photo | RANK | First Name | Surname | Service Number | AGE | Memorial | Grave Marker |
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WOUNDED ON THIS DAY
WIA
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
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Photo:
Major T. D. Coverdale - taken from The Borderers Chronicles 30th April 1954