Greetings from Wiltshire. Grandad in 4 KSLI

Just been thinking that doesn't sound right.
I'm sure this is right.
A Coy = 1 2 3 platoon
B Coy = 4 5 6 pl
C Coy = 7 8 9 pl
D Coy = 10 11 12 pl

Wonder if that 7 pl is a typo for 2 pl???
back to work now.

Owen, I think that it's possible that 7 Platoon was indeed part of A Company. I can give to examples.

2 KSLI had four companies named: W, X, Y and Z. W Company as most senior of them had 7, 8 and 9 Platoon.

Also according to Cooper's book "B Company" about B Company of 9th Border Regiment, platoons from this company were numbered 10, 11 and 12.

Maybe it wasn't a rule but still it's possible that platoons of 4 KSLI were numbered same way.

 

Many thanks Owen. Hope you had a good trip. I hope to be able to visit some other graves of people my grandpa mentions which are nearer to our friends than Bayeux is.

 

Hi brownvitte. it is a long time since anything was posted on this thread and I hope you see this sometime. I have just started looking into the history of Vassy and the surrounding area during the war and discovered this thread and your grandfather's moving account. Thank you so much for sharing it.

 

A bit late to this party, but my Grandad was Les Everill (Cpl, 7 Platoon, A Company, 4 KSLI) the Brummie mentioned in your Grandad’s diary. He was sadly KIA at Le Grand Bonfait on 5th Aug 44. I would love to read any descriptions of the platoon from when your Grandad was transferred into it. Email me via paul@everill.net

 

I`m very late on this (almost ten year old thread) !! But I was very interested in reading Brownvitte`s grandpa`s diary - the aforementioned "George Badlan" is my great uncle... I have printed off your Grandpa`s diary excerpts and am in the process of showing other members of the family. We are truly moved to be able to read such a close account of the actual circumstances in which he sadly died. Thank you. Sam Cooke.

 

Am looking into 4 Bn KSLI re Ivor Rees James 4041777 died 29 Oct 44, buried at Mierlo.... just wanted to say thank you to Brownvitte and others..... have used this forum a number of times over recent years and even though stuff on here is some years old it's really useful to those of us who are only now picking up the research baton (particularly the diary of Pte M Brown, brilliant!)