The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 3rd September 1915

3^rd September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – 5 Bde, relieved the 21^st Bde, during the afternoon. Our Battn took over from Bedfords in B 3 Section (old B 2) on North of GIVENCHY by 5.30pm. Quiet night.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1025.

Reinforcements 40.

1/6^th Battalion – LE BIZET.

Remained in billets & rested.

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion –

3pm.  Enemy fired about 20 field-gun shells at L 32 D 6/5 without doing material damage. Our artillery replied with 4 rounds on to 479.

5.30pm. We fired a camouflet in front of TAMBOUR, reported successful.

5.36pm. Our artillery opened on German trench opposite TAMBOUR.

8^th Battalion – HEVLY.

Very wet and unable to do anything. Men able to rest which they require