The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 9th July 1915

9^th July 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Usual work.

2nd Battalion – Officers 34.    Other Ranks 969.

To M.T. Branch 2.

Lord Kitchener inspected the Bn, who lined the road N of St HILAIRE.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets. 1 Sergt from each platoon went into trenches occupied by 7^th R.Sussex Rgt to get acquainted with trench occupied by their platoons.

A draft of 60 other ranks arrived from the base - 22 of these were men who had been left behind sick, at various places since the Bn left England – The remainder were from 3^rd Battalion.