Download or read book The King s Own Scottish Borderers written by Trevor Royle and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King's Own Scottish Borderers is one of only two Scottish regiments never to have been amalgamated until it joined forces with The Royal Scots to form the 1st battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. It is also unusual in that it lost its Scottish status between 1782 and 1887 when it served as the 25th (Sussex) Regiment of Foot. Formed in Edinburgh in 1689, its first operational role was to defend the city during the period of turmoil following the accession of William and Mary of Orange. That same year the regiment fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie, where they withstood a ferocious charge by the Highlanders supporting James II. Since then, the regiment has fought in most of the major campaigns fought by the British Army. In 1887, the regiment became The King's Own Scottish Borderers. It served with distinction during the two World Wars and achieved nationwide fame in 1915 when Sergeant Piper Daniel Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Loos. Despite coming under heavy fire he played his pipes in full view of the enemy, encouraging the Borderers with the sound of 'Blue Bonnets o'er the Border' and 'The Standard on the Braes o' Mar'. This concise account of the King's Own Scottish Borderers puts its story into the context of British military history and makes use of personal testimony to reveal the life of the regiment.
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Download or read book The King s Own Scottish Borderers History and Traditions Illustrated written by Great Britain. - Army. - Infantry. - King's Own Scottish Borderers and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The King s Own Scottish Borderers Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of the King s Own Scottish Borderers 25th Foot With Plates written by Great Britain. - Army. - Infantry. - King's Own Scottish Borderers and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Borderers in Uniform from 1689 written by Hiram Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The K O S B King s Own Scottish Borderers in the Great War By Captain Stair Gillon Etc With Plates and Maps written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. King's Own Scottish Borderers and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diary of a Red Devil written by Albert Blockwell and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10-19 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have been written about the Second World War and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unit. Individual accounts are certainly in a minority and those from the lower ranks even more scarcer. Helion and Co Ltd are therefore pleased to announce the publication of Diary of A Red Devil. It relates the war time experiences of a young man, Albert Blockwell from the northeast of England, who in February 1940 was called up for service with the Army. Initially conscripted into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and trained as a vehicle mechanic, he was then posted in March 1940 to a prewar Territorial unit - The 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers, then a home defense unit based near London. His diary is a most interesting account of a young vehicle mechanic who also had to learn to be a infantry soldier. Albert remained with this unit for all his wartime service, later going to the Shetland Islands when the 7th KOSB were part of OSDEF (Orkney and Shetlands Defence Force). Then in late 1943 much to their surprise the unit was posted to Lincolnshire to become the third infantry unit in the 1st Airlanding Brigade then in the process of returning from Italy with the rest of the 1st Airborne Division. Swapping their glengarries for red berets Albert and his comrades had to adapt to their new way of getting to war by glider. The diary continues with a down to earth account of the highs and lows of the next few months. Then in September 1944 Albert flew to Holland on Operation Market-Garden and his account (written in PoW camp) describes the savage nine days fighting at Arnhem from the slit trench level. Taken prisoner on the last day his account then describes the spartan life in PoW camp without pulling any punches. Sadly Albert died in 2001 but his diary survived and his daughter Maggie Clifton together with help from two published 'Arnhem' authors have edited a unique account of the fighting at Arnhem from the front-line soldier's perspective. Key sales points: Unique personal account of the formation of Britain's airborne forces and their epic actions during Operation Market Garden, The diary is supplemented by extensive annotations from acknowledged Arnhem expert Niall Cherry providing additional information relating to the units and individuals mentioned in Albert's diary, Features a large number of rare photographs and documents.
Download or read book The 6th Border Battalion the King s Own Scottish Borderers 1939 1945 written by Great Britain. Army. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Battalion, 6th and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of the King s Own Scottish Borderers Etc With Plates written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. King's Own Scottish Borderers and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Border Battalion written by Great Britain. Army. King's Own Scottish Borderers and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scottish Military Disasters written by Paul Cowan and published by Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of Scotland's failures on the battlefields of the world from Mons Graupius to Korea.
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Download or read book All the Blue Bonnets written by Robert Woollcombe and published by Arms & Armour Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Standing Orders of the 2nd Battalion King s Own Scottish Borderers written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King s Own Scottish Borderers 1939 1945 written by Great Britain. Army. King's Own Scottish Borderers. 4th Battalion and published by . This book was released on 1946* with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
