Tuesday
1 August 1944
Start Location:
BIEVILLE
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
BIEVILLE
The Bn moved to area of BIEVILLE with the Div. going into Army reserve.
Companies marched, and the vehicle party leaving in the afternoon arrived about half an hour after the marching troops.
During the night some enemy shelling occurred round the area.
D-Day+
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1 August 1944
1st KOSB Pipes and drums (Middle-East, post war) JP Adamson [Front row - right]. D Morrison [Front row - left].
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
"This was Minden Day. The traditional red roses were somehow produced by the indefatigable Quartermaster and were worn on our bonnets. During the afternoon the Pipes and Drums played Retreat. The Borderers, despite their battering, were still very much alive and ready to give a good account of themselves".
WIG Wilson, A Short History of the 1st Bttn KOSB in North West Europe
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