Monday, 24 August 2015

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 24th August 1915

24th August 1915 – 

1st BattalionLE QUESNOY.
Relieved by Oxfords between 11.30am and 2pm. The Battn, marched back by Platoons and billeted in LE QUESNOY.
Casualties 1 Wounded.
2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 983.
To Hospital 3.
From Hospital 5.
2/Lt, Griffin arrived.
1/6th Battalion – Remained in billets – found 471 men for working parties.
7th Battalion – German machine gun was located by Lt Wigham-Richardson. At our request 123 Batt R.F.A opened fire on enemy machine gun located on 24th & it is thought, knocked it out.
8th Battalion CHOBHAM.

Battalion returned to Blackdown

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