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Sgt. John Stobie
British Army Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Duns, Berwickshire
John Stobie served with the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. His battalion was charging enemy lines. John and his brother were involved when John was struck by a mortar shell. His body was later retrieved from the battlefield.
After most of the shrapnel was removed, he was unconscious and believed dead. The next morning he regained consciousness and crawled from the deceased area.
John received treatment and survived the conflict. During this charge on the enemy lines, his brother successfully captured the enemy post and was awarded the MC.
He worked for the rest of his life.
John could never undergo X-Rays due to the shrapnel still in his body up until his death in the 1960's.