Flat Feet, Scandal and Soldiering
Life with 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Borderers, in the 1860s.
KOSB Museum Blog
A space for writing about the new discoveries, hidden stories and surprising treasures of the Regimental Museum of The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Words by Susan Higgins.
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This day brings back his memory fresh…
At the outset of war in 1914, Berwick Barracks was filled with an influx of enthusiastic volunteers.
Alexander Robertson - “A Naïve Little Watercolour”
by Susan Higgins
A Prisoner Looks Back
Charles Edie - WW2 Commando
KOSB unveiling of the WW2 memorial in Berwick, 1947
This footage shows the unveiling of the WW2 plaque on the War Memorial on Marygate, Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
The letters of Thomas Sparrow
Thomas Sparrow ran away from home in 18070s Ireland.
Tales of a Jacket
By Susan Higgins
Alison MacLaren and the Mobile Canteen
The 2nd Battallion KOSB was sent to Burma after its invasion in 1941 and Alison MacLaren was keen to volunteer with the Women’s Auxiliary Service (Burma).
Memories of Minden
Minden 2024 and what the tradition means to KOSB veterans
The Letters of Thomas Sparrow – Part Two
Carefully turning each sheet of paper in the Thomas Rogers letter collection has brought surprises; be it a poem, a story from his travels, or one of his leaf samples.