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2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, British Army
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Years active:
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unknown – unknown
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Country:
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United Kingdom
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Service:
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British Army
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Branch:
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Regular Army
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Type:
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Infantry
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Specific type:
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Infantry battalion
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Full size:
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1,000
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Sources for overview:
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Created:
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unknown.
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Name1:
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2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers[1]
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Name1 Start:
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unknown
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Name1 End:
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unknown
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Reason for change:
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Alternate names:
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Disbanded:
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unknown.
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
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Command structure
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Relationship type:
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Tactical
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Parent unit:
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13th Infantry Brigade, UK
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Parent level:
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Brigade
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Start date:
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01/08/1914
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End date:
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31/05/1919
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Sources:
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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Date entered:
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01/08/1914
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Date left:
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30/11/1917
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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Italy
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Date entered:
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01/12/1917
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Date left:
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31/03/1918
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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Date entered:
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1/4/1918
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Date left:
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31/05/1919
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Personal narratives
Thomas H. Gibbon
Template:RefLives was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1914 he was attached to this battalion as medical officer, and wrote a letter about his experiences in the early weeks of the war:
The letter mentions being attached to the "K O S Bs" and mobilising in Dublin, which is only consistent with this battalion. The only medal card for a medical officer called T.H. Gibbon states that he was attached to this battalion.
Related media
- Photo of Template:RefLives (service number 8074), who was captured in France while serving with this battalion in August 1914.
- Photo of Template:RefLives (service number 15522), who was killed while serving with this battalion on 3rd September 1916.
Official sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
- Template:RefLives, linking soldiers from this and other battalions who were in action at Falfemont Farm on 3rd September 1916.
References
- ↑ Template:RefJames