Company Sergeant Major John Skinner VC DCM - 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers




King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum

Berwick Barracks
The Parade
Berwick-on-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DE



The following Victoria Crosses are held by the King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum
Rank First Name Last Name King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum
2nd Boer War ( 1899 - 1902 )
Lieutenant Gustavus Hamilton COULSON 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers
First World War ( 1914 - 1918 )
Sergeant William Henry GRIMBALDESTON 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Sergeant Louis MCGUFFIE 5th Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Co Sergeant Major John Kendrick SKINNER 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers


Location of other King's Own Scottish Borderers VCs
Rank First Name Last Name Location
First World War ( 1914 - 1918 )
Sergeant Daniel LAIDLAW National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

William Speakman ( The Black Watch ) earned his VC whilst attached to the 1st Bn, KOSB during the Korean War
Sergeant William SPEAKMAN National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

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28 June 2023