KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS AND LOTHIANS AND BORDER HORSE (Author) BROWN, W. SORLEY (Author) John McQueen (Publisher) Object Title A Border Battalion the history of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers The 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers formed part of 87th Brigade 29th Division. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, transcribed into plain text. It recruits its soldiers from Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, the Lothians, Borders and parts of Lanarkshire, which was traditionally the recruiting ground of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) until they were disbanded in 1968. Returned to England, landing at Plymouth on 28 December 1914. The regiment was raised on 18 March 1689 by David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven to defend Edinburgh against the Jacobite forces of James VII. In 1805, the regiment was renamed ‘The King’s Own Borderers’ after King George III. KOSB A3/1-3. Sailed from Avonmouth on 18 March 1915 and landed at Cape Helles on Gallipoli 25 April 1915. Retrieved 15 September 2014 6042 Pte John “Jack” Lynes, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers Born: January 1879 Died: 06th February 1961 John Lynes was born in January 1879. 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). - 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers during the Second World War -. 17th July : Meaulte. 2nd Battalion the King’s Own Scottish Borderers Chitral Relief Force 1895. Courts Martial. Moved to Warley in Essex and came under orders of 87th Brigade, 29th Division. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. 10 July 1944. KOSB A2/1& 2. Berwick Barracks is operated by English Heritage. 1805 -the recruiting area was moved to the Scottish Borders region and the regiment became known as the King's Own Borderers Regiment of Foot (1st and 2nd Battalions). If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 1878-1880 - the Second Anglo-Afghan War renamed the Khyber Line Force while guarding the lines of communication between Kabul and Peshawar. Date: 1st January - 31st December 1917 Held by: King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum, not available at The National Archives Language: English Exhibits include uniforms, badges, medals, weapons and relics from different campaigns. 1881 - The King's Own Borderers The regiment's first action was at the Battle of Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689. The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers - amalgamated as part of the formation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.. The regiment was also known as the 25th (Sussex) Regiment of … Records of 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers from other sources. 22nd July : Attack of Wood Lane. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Privacy Policy and Instead, it became the King’s Own Borderers with its depot at Berwick-upon-Tweed. King’s Own Scottish Borderers (7th Mounted Infantry), Boer War South Africa 1901. KOSB A4/1. Terms of Service apply. Figure 42. War Diary, 2nd Battalion KOSB. Returns. We are also looking for volunteers to help with the website. Oxford Road Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. The battalion home headquarters and museums are based at Edinburgh Castle for The Royal Scots and Berwick for … 13th Brigade / 5th Division . If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. He was the son of Benjamin and Fanny Lynes nee Aaron (married in1874) the family resided at 3 … Regimental Orders. The King's Own Scottish Borderers including deployments: 1st Battalion,2nd Battalion Regiments.org an archived website. Sgt. HISTORICAL RECORDS of THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS Description: A. served with 2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Egypt, Hong Kong) (1937) served with 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Malta, Palestine) 11.07.1937-09.08.1940: specially employed as Adjutant, The King's Own Malta Regiment (retaining the rank of Major in that regiment) 08.1940-01.1942: regimental service (?) please It was formed on 1st July 1881 from the 25th (The York) Regiment of Foot (King’s Own Borderers) and started numbering … 20th July : Attack and taking of Black Road. 2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers were attached to 13th Infantry Brigade 5th Division and was part of the British Expeditionary Force (John French, serving as the first Commander-in-Chief of the BEF) The First Battle of the Marne fought between 5 and 12 September 1914 marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One. We are now on Facebook. No description of the 1st July 1916 attack on Serre by 31st Division would be complete without mention of the part played by the division's pioneer battalion, the 12th (Service) Bn. J Turpin served with the Kings Own Scottish Borderers British Army. Our 27th Oct 2020 - Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download. 03-04-1918. The King's Own Scottish Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and … James Kennedy 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers (d.23rd February 1945), WOI Thomas Kinniburgh "Tam" Fisher 2nd Btn. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Lucknow, India. 29th July : In line in Longueval. The King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum is located in Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Moved to Rugby 19 January 1915. 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borders were in India when war broke out in September 1939. Raising of the Regiment. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 1,501 recorded WW1 deaths for the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. After jungle training in India, 2nd KOSB sailed with the 7th (Indian) Division to Burma in September 1943. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. King's Own Scottish Borderers - 1st and 2nd Battalions. We currently have a huge backlog of submissions which need to be edited for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time to spare online we would appreciate your help. 7,740 King's Own Scottish Borders died, 66 Battle Honours and four VCs were awarded In all the King's Own Scottish Borderers totalled fourteen battalions during the Great War of which eight saw action, most of them on the Western Front but battalions also served at Gallipoli, in the Egypt/Palestine campaign and, for a brief period, in Italy. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and this website is funded by donations from our visitors. Extract from 1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers war diary, 9 July "The attack on Caen. It's claimed that 800 men were recruited within the space of two hours. KOSB A1/1& 2. Supplies and Equipment. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, regiments of the British Army usually consisted of two active service Regular battalions of full-time, professional soldiers. London Regiment - This tartan was designed in 2000 by Johnstons of Elgin on the request of the London Regiment which, in 1993 formed a combined force of The London Scottish TA, The Queen's Regiment, The City of London Fusiliers, and The London Irish. Although this battle was a defeat for the Williamite army, the Jacobite commander, John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee (Bonnie Dundee), was killed by a volley fired by Leven's Regiment, bringing an end to James II's attempt to sav… Lance Corporal, 45794. For more information please see our page on. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Christmas Gift Subscription now available. A 6-pounder anti-tank gun of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, part of the 9th Brigade of the British 3rd Division, along with two Sherman tanks in Rue Montoir Poissonnerie near St-Pierre Church, Caen. They crossed into the Arakan, and saw action in the critical battles at Ngakydauk Pass and in the Admin Box. See more historic documents related to King's Own Scottish Borderers... 2 million exclusive records, found only on our site, Records transcribed in the UK for maximum accuracy, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. The King’s Own Scottish Borderers Association and Museum . On 25 April 1915, it landed at Y Beach, south west of Krithia on the Gallipoli Peninsula, with one company of the South Wales Borderers and the Plymouth Battalion of Marines Royal Naval Division. 8 January 1916 : evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Alexandra in Egypt. 1st and 2nd Battalions, King's Own Scottish Borderers - pre-WW1 Regular battalions. Want to know what life was like during the War? photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 1 July 1939, appointed 2nd Lieutenant with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, promoted to Lieutenant on 1 January 1941. Lieutenant and Adjutant G. H. B. Coulson V.C., D.S.O. KOSB A6/1. The War Office had intended that the regiment should be named The York Regiment (King’s Own Borderers) and with the regimental depot in York. SCOTTISH BORDERERS. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. The battalion wears a flat black hackle behind the Royal Regiment of Scotland cap badge on the TOS (Tam o' Shanter) to distinguish itself as the Royal Scots Borderers. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. War Record of 4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers and Lothians and Border Horse with history of the T.F associations of the counties of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk Addeddate 2005-04 … Regular Army Battalion. The following grave on Wijk-bij -Duurstede possible holds the body of a known member of 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers: Want to find out more about your relative's service? Add a Name to this List It formed another 2nd Battalion in 1804. 21st July : Bazentin-le-Grand area. Figure 41. 18 March 1916 : arrived at … 23rd July : Pommiers Redoubt. 26.01.1942- J Turpin Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers: 1st Battalion, Bedford Regiment: 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment: 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment: 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Pioneers: 1/6th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Carbon copies. The plan. 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Description: File. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Correspondence. 7th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. WW2, Captain in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, attached to no.6 Commando (Troop Commander of No.2 Troop of No.6 Commando). Initially stationed in Berwick, this was later sent to Sweden and the Netherlands before its disbandment in 1816. KOSB A7/1-3. GARDINER-TURNER, Edward Herbert. The battalion was based at Dreghorn Barracks in Edinburgh until August 2014 when it was moved to Palace Barracks in Holywood, Northern Ireland. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers were raised in Edinburgh in 1689 by David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when Prince William of Orange was invited to take the throne by the English Lords becoming King William III and deposing James II. Leslie - Trews worn by the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Records of 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers from other sources. Later they were flown to the central front at Imphal. The following grave on Jonkerbos War Cemetery holds the body of a known member of 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers: 23.J.1, Bothaweg between No.19 and 21, south of Oranjeweg, 2nd August 1972. 2nd Battalion. 3 (The King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers at Galashiels with det at Dumfries, formed from cadre; consolidated at Galashiels later 1992.04.01 2nd Bn reorganised with a view to becoming TA bn of proposed merger of The Royal Scots and The King's Own Scottish Borderers (merger subsequently rescinded): By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time, 466 people in our Victorian Conflicts records, 546 people in our Forces Reunited records, War Record of 4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers and Lothians and Border Horse. An archive of First World War research information on soldiers in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. 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