The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 6th August 1915

6^th August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine in trenches.

Casualties 1 Wounded

2nd Battalion – Officers 31.    Other Ranks 969.

From Hospital 1.

1/6^th Battalion – A quiet day. Enemy fired a few 15pr shells into our trenches but did no damage – Killed Sgt Gillbach – Wounded other ranks 3 – these three men were reported to have been hit by the same bullet as they were all walking in a communication trench – The first was hit in the eye, the second in the chest & the third in the thigh.

7^th Battalion – The Battalion with other units of 55^th Bde proceeded by march route on night 6-7^th to an area further East. The Battalion being billeted by itself in LA NEUVILLE DE CORBIE, on RIVER ANCRE. 1 horse & 1 mule were unfit to march & were left at BERTANGLES.