D-Day+

July 19th 1944, saw the heaviest losses for 1st KOSB with 38 Killed in Action and 88 wounded in a single day.

9th Infantry Brigade War Diary

By 0700 hrs 1 KOSB were close up to TROARN Sta but encountering strong opposition and 2 RUR had reached main rd running NORTH and SOUTH WEST of TROARN. The latter encountered an enemy strongpt in the church in square 1569, a church which was to change hands continually for many days to come.

152 (H) Bde were clearing the main rd NORTH of 2 RUR and 2 LINCOLNS remained in res at SANNERVILLE.

1 KOSB made a set piece attack at 1000 hrs along the rd and rly axis, but met vigorous opposition and suffering 150 cas were unable to adv, being ordered to hold their posn while 2 RUR attacked from the NORTH with 2 LINCOLNS attempting a diversionary attack from the SOUTH.

2 RUR attack went in at 1800 hrs and progressed as far as the fork rds 158684, but nightfall found them still 800 yds from their objective and they were ordered to consolidate. The Bde was thus disposed by darkness in a semi-circle WEST of TROARN.

Many of the casualties from the action on the 19th of July were buried in Ranville Cemetery and Banneville Cemetery