The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th July 1915

28^th July 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Enemy shelled left front Coy, at Brickstacks.

Casualties Nil,

2 Lieut Battiscombe joined the Battn.

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 959.

From Hospital 2.

A digging party consisting of 7 Officers & 385 N.C.O’s & men constructing fire positions in the CADBURY & FUNNEL communication trenches during the night.

1/6^th Battalion – The enemy fired 15 H.E. 15 pr Shells in the vicinity of LUKERS HOUSES at 11.15am doing no damage. The Bn was relieved in the trenches by the 7^th East Surrey Regt. Relief commenced at 8pm and was completed at 10.30pm. The Battn on being relieved returned to billets at LE BIZET.

2/4^th Battalion – ALEXANDRIA.

Called at Alexandria, route march daily. Disembarked 1^st line transport.

7^th Battalion – BOULOGNE.

Battalion spent night of 27-28 in rest camp at BOULOGNE & entrained at GARE CENTRALE at 9pm for BERTANGLES, near AMIENS. Emergency rations & some stores were drawn at BOULOGNE.

Transport etc spent night 27-28 at HARVE & entrained on morning of 28^th for AMIENS, marching from there to BERTANGLES where billets were taken over for the Battalion.