Hi folks
I have just read through all the posts and accompanying videos. It would be great understatement to say it has made my day. My family have ties with the KOSB the 4th Battalion especially. My Great grandfather Adam Dickson served with them in both Boer Wars as well as WW1, his son my grandfather William served in WW1 and my late uncle Billy (known as Dicky) served in WW2. All I'm happy to say made it through. I myself served a tour in Northern Ireland with 1st Battalion KOSB. The regiment has now been amalgamated with the Royal Scots back in 2007 to form the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. I would be honoured if you could pass on my kindest regards to Sandy from a fellow Borderer, we shall never forget the sacrifice that were made to preserve our freedom. My father was a sniper in the Black Watch and this series of posts have made me consider a Lee Enfield so I can give him a shot. It's such a small world, so many connections yet thousands of miles apart. The inventor of the Lee Enfield, James Paris Lee was born twenty miles from my home and my uncle used to be the police in Newcastleton, known locally as Copshawhome !
Once a Borderer Always a Borderer !
Reiver XXV