The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 10th September 1915

10^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – Casualties – One other rank. Oxfords Relieved the Battn, at 5pm and we marched back to billets in LE QUESNOY.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1060.

To Hospital 5.

1/6^th Battalion – The day was very quiet. The hostile snipers were very inactive. A hostile machine gun was located by an officer’s patrol from trench 92, in the house at C.11.c.5.4. The house was strongly fortified. This patrol also examined the wire in front of POND HOUSE. There were no trip wire but a row of low knife rests about 50 yds from the enemy’s lines. The wire was very thick & heavily backed  - our Very lights set fire to the grass during the night in several places between the lines -

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – In billets. Nothing to report

8^th Battalion – ditto. Get Brigade order to move and are ready in an hour find it is only for practise. Inhabitants very sorry to see us going, & glad when we don't go, are warned of a spy -