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The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.
Announcements
- 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time.
- The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web.
- 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge 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. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than
264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
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- The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. 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.
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Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our
Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. |
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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
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Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
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Want to know more about 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers? There are:1331 items tagged 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. |
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Sgt. Charles Millar DSM. 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Charles Millar served in India and Burma with 2nd KOSB.
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Pte. Henry Balmer 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers (d.5th Jul 1944)  Harry Balmer enlisted on 6th of August 1942 and was allocated directly to the KOSB for basic and infantry training. He arrived in India in July 1943, and after specific jungle warfare training his unit was deployed to the Arakan region of northwest Burma. He saw action at Abel and the Admin Box, receiving field promotions to Lance Corporal then Acting Corporal.
His 7th (Indian) Division was then flown in to reinforce the garrison at Imphal, Manipur, India. Forcing the Japanese to retreat, his unit fought northwards towards Kohima, famously being led into the attack on Kanglatongbi Ridge by two of the battalion pipers.
Following the success of this attack, the KOSB trekked east across country, jungle, paddy fields, and steep mountain ridges, all in heavy monsoon. They arrived below the retreating Japanese stronghold of Uhkrul. Following two days of repelled attacks in which Harry was wounded, the Borderers entered the village virtually unchallenged on the third day, the Japanese having withdrawn overnight. Harry was promoted to 'War Substantive' Corporal during this action.
On 5th July 1944, Harry died from his wounds and was buried in the village. His remains were transferred to Imphal Military Cemetery in December 1944, where, under army regulations, he resumed his rank of Private, the War Substantive element coming into play.
RIP Uncle Harry.
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L/Cpl. Andrew Souness Chisholm 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers Andrew Chisholm served with the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
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Pte. Crawford Hamilton Dick 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers (d.16th May 1944) Crawford Dick died in service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during WW2. He was 31 years old. His details are listed on the Commonwealth War Memorial near Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar. He was the son of Euphemia Dick and George Kinnear Dick, who himself died in service with the Cameron Highlanders during WW1.
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Sgt. James Kennedy 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers (d.23rd February 1945) James was the son of Francis Kennedy and Ellen Kelly, previously McInally.
Born on the 7th of June 1912, Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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WOI Thomas Kinniburgh "Tam" Fisher 2nd Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers The only things Thomas Fisher said about the war was "how bloody close the Japs were all the time" and, because he was QM at the time and in charge of supplies, "hated the bloody mules (about 30 of them) because they made so much noise. The Japs heard us miles away".
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