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

28^th August 1915 –

 
1st Battalion – Bedford’s (21^st Bde) relieved the Battn, during afternoon.

Marched to CEMETARY area N.E. BETHUNE & went into billets. One man accidently drowned in open air bath in BETHUNE.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 1031.

The Bn, relieved by 8^th Bn, Gloucester Regt, by 9.30pm. Moved into billets at LOCON.

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES.

A quiet day. The enemy working parties were busy during the night, on their trenches & our machine guns opened fire on them. Our snipers claim to have hit 3 men.

7^th Battalion – At 5.45 pm. enemy camofleted a mine gallery S.E. of THE TAMBOUR slight damaged was done to our parapet, no men of Battn, were injured. At 6.5 pm enemy shelled THE TAMBOUR without doing any material damage. Enemy shelling continued at regular intervals throughout day & night. Thought that enemy opposite sub-sector were relieved during night 29-30th.

8^th Battalion – 10am Battalion paraded as for Active Service and warned that they were for same.