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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  location map

10th Aug 1915  Reliefs

12th Aug 1915  Reliefs

20th Aug 1915  Reliefs  location map

24th August 1915 Orders  location map

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  location map

9th Sep 1915 CO Returns

10th Sep 1915 Reinforcements

11th Sep 1915 Course

12th Sep 1915 Death

13th Sep 1915 Reliefs  location map

21st Sep 1915 Artillery in Action

22nd Sep 1915 Bombardment

23rd Sep 1915 Bombardment  location map

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  location map

25th Sep 1915 In Action  location map

25th Sep 1915 Assault Made  location map

26th Sep 1915 Heavy Shelling  location map

26th Sep 1915 Attack Made  location map

21st Oct 1915 Reliefs

1st November 1915 Reliefs Complete.

7th Nov 1915 Reliefs  location map

19th November 1915 Relieved 7th K.O.S.B. in Philosophe.

26th Nov 1915 Reliefs  location map

28th Nov 1915 Reliefs  location map

7th December 1915 Reliefs

24th Jan 1915 A Last Letter  location map

20th June 1916 Relieved 7th/8th K.O.S.B.

18th August 1916 March Table 19th August  location map

19th August 1916 Location "D" Battalion.  location map

26th October 1916 Operational Orders

28th October 1916 Relieved by 7th/8th K.O.S.B.

3rd January 1917 Operational Orders

3rd January 1917 March Table

4th January 1917 Moved to Vanilla Camp in Support

9th April 1917 Headquarters 461B.  location map

11th April 1917 Headquarters 451B.

24th April 1917 Operational Orders  location map

9th June 1918 Operational Order No.26  location map

9th June 1918 Raid  location map

29th July 1918 Operational Orders No.40

29th July 1918 Relieved the 2nd Battalion 136 ( French ) Regt.

16th December 1918 March Table

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7th Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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