The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 27th July 1915

27^th July 1915 – 

1st Battalion –Quiet day. 2 Lieut G.B. Colebrook & Pte Hoare buried at A20 b.6.8. on N.W side of house (BETHUNE).
2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 963.

To Hospital 4.

Lieut, B.H. Hayes sick.

Paraded at 7.20pm 26^th July & marched via VIEILLE CHAPELLE to the trenches. The Bn, in Bde, reserve on RUE DES BERCEAUX & RUE DES CHAVETTE.

1/6^th Battalion – The enemy fired 6 H.E. Shells at Hdqr FM – at 12 noon all of which fell short, and 4 of which were blind _ The remainder of the day was quiet.

Casualties wounded other ranks one.

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – The above party remained at during the 27^th. In the afternoon of this date the remainder of the battalion entrained at CODFORD, Bn Hd-Qrs A & B Companies in first trainload, C & D Companies under Major H.C. Jeddere-Fisher in 2^nd trainload; & embarked at FOLKSTONE in S S VICTORA & crossed to BOULOGNE.

Composition of Battalion as it embarked for service overseas –

Lieut-Col W.J.T. Glasgow. Commanding.

Major F.B.B. Picard. Second-in-Command.

Majors. C.A. Russell-Stower and H.C. Jeddere-Fisher.

Captains. R.S. Hebeler, C.W.M. Price, M. Kemp-Welch, Adjutant, G.H.H. Scott, J.R. Walpole, H.L. Martin, R.S. Le Bas.

Lieutenants.  S.C. Eastwood, Quartermaster, J.M. Dubuisson, N.C. Ingpen, L.W.M. Howard, C.A. Haggard, W. Wigham-Richardson, I.P.W. Bennett, F. Travers, D.R. Heaton, B.C. Haggard,

2^nd Lieutenants. D. Neilson-Terry, O.E. Saltmarshe, V. Hook, M. Penrose-Fitzgerald, H. Cloudesley, H.T. Tortoise, M. Shuldham-Legh, J.S. Walter, G. Whittet, A.W.B. Kitchen, J. Farren.

Attached, Lieut C.E. Sundall, RAMC, Medical Officer.

Warrant Officer Class I R.S.M. C.E. Smith.

Warrant Officer Class II R.Q.S.M. C.E. Punter.

C.S.M’s T.Hart, G.J. Denyer, F. Sageman, W.T. Mabe.

Sergeants 47.

Corporals 43.

Lance-Corl’s 51.

Privates 773.

Total all Ranks – 971.

Animals Horses 23 + 8 A.S.C. attached.

Mules 42.

Machine Guns, Lewis 3.