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- Early History: 1689 to 1900
  Established in 1689, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers has a long rich history serving both home and abroad.
- The Earl of Leven
  David Melville, later Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven and 2nd Earl of Melville, was born in May 1660 in Fife…
- Minden
  War broke out with France in 1754 when the British had attacked French positions in North America. At the same…
- World War One
  At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the two Regular Battalions and the two Territorial Battalions (4th and 5th)…
- World War Two
  Between the two World Wars the 1st Battalion served in India and Chanak (1922), Malta and Palestine both in (1936).…
- Post World War Two
  After the war, 6th and 7th Battalions KOSB were disbanded in 1946, and subsequently the 2nd Battalion KOSB in 1947.…
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  Insignia of the Regiment has develop through time and has predominantly been associated with the City of Edinburgh where we…
- Colonel-in-Chief
  Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, sister of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch, a former CO of the 4th Battalion, was born…
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WO1 Ali Nelson

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of WO1 Ali Nelson who passed away on Saturday 13 June. Ali served in the orderly room of 1 KOSB for many years and retired as WO1 Superintending Clerk. Our thoughts go out to his daughters Alison and Wendy and the wider family. Funeral details will be disseminated when known.

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