Monday, 14 September 2015

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 14th September 1915

14th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – Ordinary work including musketry, Bathing , Testing of smoke helmets, instruction of patrols etc.
2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 1028.
Wounded 1.
To Hospital 11.
From Hospital 2.
1/6th Battalion – A quiet day, enemy were busy working all day. Our snipers claimed two hits. The Bn, was relieved in the trenches by the 7th E. Surrey Regt, the relief commenced at 7.30pm from MOTOR CAR CORNER & was completed at 9.40pm – The Battn returned to billets at LE BIZET.
Wounded other ranks one.
2/4th Battalion
7th Battalion – Battalion relieved 12 Middlesex Regt in Sub-sector D 3. 7th Northamptonshire Regt being on our right in D2 & 7 Seaforth Highlanders (T F) in C1 on left. One Company 9th Kings Own was attached to the Battalion for instruction in the trenches.

8th Battalion – Divisional field day - but it begins raining and everything washed out.

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