Wounded In Normandy
Pte W. Burns
Service No.
Company:
3195344
Unknown
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
The King's Own Scottish Borderers
Date Wounded:
Wednesday, 19 July 1944
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn.
Joined up date
Thursday, 20 June 1940
William Burns was born in February 1917 in Kelton, Kirkudbrightshire.
Before the War he was an agricultural worker and was granted 'agricultural leave' during his service.
He married Margaret McGuffie on the 12 of June 1940 and enlisted in the KOSB on the 20th. At time of enlistment, he was 5 foot 7 (listed as 37lbs but we believe that should be 137lbs!)
He landed in Normandy on the 9th June 1944 and was wounded just over a month later. He never returned to battle afterwards and left the Army in June 1946.
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