The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 23rd August 1915

23^rd August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Heard of success of Russian Fleet in the Baltic. A written account, in German, was made out and thrown in a bottle into German parapet. Casualties 2 Killed and 5 Wounded. Tested 47^th Howitzer Battery at 11.30pm and obtained fire in 3½ minutes. 2 Lt W.B. Carslake joined the Battn.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 985.

To Hospital 4.

From Hospital 2.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets – found 520 men for working parties.

7^th Battalion – SUB-SECTOR D 3 near BECOURT.

At 10.30am two small bombs were fired into our trench 96. No damage. Snipers of enemy fairly active. Battalion M.G.O. located enemy Machine gun near point 482. German working party opposite trench 96 was dispersed by M.G fire. Enemy fired 2 field gun shells at trench 96.

8^th Battalion – Battalion proceeded to Chobham Common for Entrenching & Bivo