6th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers 1939-1945

6th (Border) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers

Activated 01.09.1939. Disbanded 02.1946.

Commanding Officer:

02.09.1939 Lt.Col. The Lord Napier and Ettrick

14.10.1941 (wounded 16.07.1944) Lt.Col. J.G. Shillington

16.07.1944 Lt.Col. C.W.P. Richardson

Served under:

44th Infantry Brigade 03.09.1939-31.08.1945

Literature:

*Title*	The 6th (Border) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1939-1945
*Authors*	Capt. J.R.P. Baggaley Capt. Baggaley, MC, served as Intelligence Officer of the 6th Bn KOSB from Dec. 1939 to Dec. 1945
*Foreword*	Lt.-Col. C.W.P. Richardson
*Published*	Berwick-on-Tweed : 6th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1946
*Printed*	Berwick-on-Tweed : Martin's Printing Works Ltd.
*Collation*	115 pages; 7 pages of portrait photographs, 8 fold out maps; 21 x 14 cm
*Appendix*	honours & awards

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02.09.1939	Lt.Col. The Lord Napier and Ettrick
14.10.1941 (wounded 16.07.1944)	Lt.Col. J.G. Shillington
16.07.1944	Lt.Col. C.W.P. Richardson