The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 13th September 1915

13^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – N.E BETHUNE.

Battn, assembled at 4.30pm and marched to cemetery area where billets were taken over from Cameronians.

2nd Battalion – Officers 13.    Other Ranks 1038.

Killed 6.

Wounded 9.

To Hospital 3.

Lt, Shelmerdine (R.A.M.C.) attd, to 2^nd Queen’s.

The German’s “morning hate” generally lasts from 7am to 9am; our artillery retaliates to the enemy’s whiz-bangs, 4.2” & 5.9” with field guns 4.7” & 6” guns. Most of our shooting (registration etc) takes place from 3pm to about 6pm – when the sun is behind us, i.e. in the West.

1/6^th Battalion – A quiet day. The enemy shelled the vicinity of SURREY FM, but did no damage. The enemy were busy working in their trenches all along the line – our snipers hit two of them.

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – B Company relieved by Company 7^th Buffs at BECORDEL & PT 71. Orders received that Battalion would take over sub-sector D 3 on night 14/15.

8^th Battalion – In billets.