The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 21st August 1915

21st August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet Morning. Our front line cleared at 2pm till 3.30pm while our Arty, shelled enemy’s front line trenches. Casualty 1 Wounded. Enemy replied at 3.30pm and shelled our support line in Scottish Trench. Patrol out during night on right front. No information.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 984.

To Hospital 2.

Wounded 1.

1/6^th Battalion – The hostile snipers have taken to using very small loopholes – which narrows their field of fire but renders them very difficult to hit – our machine guns were very active & claim to have hit some of a hostile working party in front of trench 94. The Battn was relieved in the trenches by the 7^th Bn The East Surrey Regt – The relief commenced from MOTOR CAR CORNER at 8pm and was completed at 10.5pm – The Bn on relief returned to billets at LE BIZET.

2/4^th Battalion – TRENCHES.

15.00hrs Supported by covering fire attack 7.29th Div. on Hill 70

7^th Battalion – Strength at mid-day 21^st :- Officers 31 Other ranks 968: attached, officer 1, O.R. 2. Total 1002. Detailed orders as to move into trenches on 22-23 received.

8^th Battalion – BLACKDOWN.

12.0  Commdg, Officer (Col.F.H. Fairtlough) informed by G.C.O. Bde. (Br.Genl. Mitford) that the Battn, would proceed abroad In. a few days