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  2. King's Own Scottish Borderers - Wikipedia

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    The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) 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), the Argyll and Sutherland ...

  3. William Henry Grimbaldeston - Wikipedia

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    Grimbaldeston was 27 years old, and an Acting Company Quartermaster-Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, British Army at the Battle of Passchendaele during the First World War when he performed a deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

  4. Bill Speakman - Wikipedia

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    Speakman was born and brought up in Altrincham, Cheshire, and educated at Wellington Road School, Timperley.. He was 24 years old and a private in the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), British Army, attached to the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers during the Korean War when the following deed took place at United Hill, for which he was awarded the VC.

  5. Scottish Division - Wikipedia

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    Changes announced in 2004 involved the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers to form the Royal Scots Borderers and the formation of a single large regiment to be known as the Royal Regiment of Scotland. [3] [4] Regular Army Units. The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

  6. 52nd Lowland Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The King's Own Scottish Borderers (TA Battalions), c. 1921 The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (TA Battalions), c. 1921 4th/5th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Bn, The Royal Scots, at Forrest Hill in Edinburgh 4th/5th Bn, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, in Kilmarnock and Ayr 5th (City of Glasgow) Bn, The Highland Light Infantry, at Hill Street in Glasgow

  7. William Turner (British Army officer) - Wikipedia

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    In 1942 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, a post he held for the remainder of the war. [1] After the war Turner went with his regiment to Palestine. [2] He then held various General Staff Officer positions before becoming commander of the British Military Mission to Greece in 1950. [1]

  8. Royal Scots Borderers - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was a battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers - amalgamated just after the formation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006.

  9. Operation Infatuate - Wikipedia

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    The next day 4 Commando, together with the 5th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, continued with the battle for Flushing. No. 5 (Norwegian) Troop of 10 (IA) Commando were involved in an action against a strongpoint nicknamed 'Dover'.