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7th Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers    7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers was raised in Berwick-on-Tweed in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army, after inital training in the Berwick area they joined 46th Brigade in 15th (Scottish) Division and moved to Bordon. In February 1915 they went into billets at Winchester then moved to Park House and Chisledon Camps on Salisbury Plain in April 1915 for final training. The proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 10th of July 1915. They fought in the The Action of Hooge, being the first division to be attacked by flamethrowers. They were in action in The Second Attack on Bellewaarde. On the 28th of May 1916 they merged with the 8th Battalion to form the 7/8th KOSB. 4th Jul 1915 Orders Received 8th Jul 1915 Advance Party 9th Jul 1915 Advance Party 10th Jul 1915 On the Move 24th Jul 1915 Instruction 25th Jul 1915 Instruction 29th Jul 1915  Change of Command 1st Aug 1915  Into the Line   10th Aug 1915  Reliefs 12th Aug 1915  Reliefs 20th Aug 1915  Reliefs   24th August 1915 Orders   24th August 1915 Draft 25th August 1915 Reference Operational Order No.23 1st Sep 1915 In Billets 2nd Sep 1915 Signallers 3rd Sep 1915 Fatigue Parties 4th Sep 1915 Quiet 5th Sep 1915 Posting 6th Sep 1915 Course 7th Sep 1915 On the March 8th Sep 1915 New Billets   9th Sep 1915 CO Returns 10th Sep 1915 Reinforcements 11th Sep 1915 Course 12th Sep 1915 Death 13th Sep 1915 Reliefs   21st Sep 1915 Artillery in Action 22nd Sep 1915 Bombardment 23rd Sep 1915 Bombardment   24th Sep 1915 Bombardment 25th Sep 1915   The 7th and 8th Battalions Kings Own Scottish Borderers where at the Battle of Loos on September 25th 1915. The 7th KOSB lost approx 2/3 of their numbers and the 8th KOSB lost approx 1/3 of their numbers that day and over the next 2 days. 25th Sep 1915 No Mercy 25th Sep 1915 In Action   25th Sep 1915 In Action   25th Sep 1915 Assault Made   26th Sep 1915 Heavy Shelling   26th Sep 1915 Attack Made   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 21st Oct 1915 Reliefs 1st November 1915 Reliefs Complete. 7th Nov 1915 Reliefs   19th November 1915 Relieved 7th K.O.S.B. in Philosophe. 26th Nov 1915 Reliefs   28th Nov 1915 Reliefs   1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 7th December 1915 Reliefs 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 24th Jan 1915 A Last Letter   9th February 1916 Call Ups 20th June 1916 Relieved 7th/8th K.O.S.B. 18th August 1916 March Table 19th August   19th August 1916 Location "D" Battalion.   26th October 1916 Operational Orders 28th October 1916 Reliefs 3rd January 1917 Operational Orders 3rd January 1917 March Table 4th January 1917 Moved to Vanilla Camp in Support 9th April 1917 Trench Work   11th April 1917 Strong Points 24th April 1917 Operational Orders   9th June 1918 Operational Order No.26   9th June 1918 Raid   29th July 1918 Operational Orders No.40 29th July 1918 Relieved the 2nd Battalion 136 ( French ) Regt. 16th December 1918 March Table If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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