Saturday, 15 August 2015

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 15th August 1915


15th August 1915 – 1st Battalion – Battn, moved to LE QUESNOY and went into billets.
2nd Battalion – Officers 31.    Other Ranks 1000.
From Hospital 4.
1/6th Battalion – Relieved 7th Bn East Surrey Regt in the trenches at LE TOUQUET. Relief commenced at 8pm from MOTOR CAR CORNER & was completed by 10.30pm. A wet night. Quiet night. The hostile snipers were very active at the Northern Houses of LE TOUQUET. Our machine guns silenced a working party in front of trench 92.
2/4th Battalion – SULVA BAY.

                                 A typical rest camp for a battalion out of the line, July 1915

7th Battalion – C & D Companies still in trenches, working party from B Company 50 men.

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