The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 27th September 1915

27^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – LE PREOL.

Received orders to stand to at LE PREOL at 4pm ready to reinforce either the CUINCHY section or the section south of LA BASSEE Road. Returned to billets at 7pm.

Casualties Nil,  Draft of 8 joined.

2nd Battalion – Officers 19.    Other Ranks 750.

Reinforcements Capt K.T. Cox,

24 other ranks.

The enemy made a strong bomb attack on CITE ST ELIE communication trench at about 6am, about 150 yards to our right, & were driven back by a counter attack.

Enemy also very active on our left flank in SLAG ALLEY.

 1/6^th Battalion – The night passed quietly – orders were received at 8am that the Battn, would be relieved by the 7^th E. Surrey Regt in the evening – at 1pm this was cancelled & we were ordered to hand over the trenches to 9^th D.L.I., 50^th Div. Guides were sent to MOTOR CAR CORNER at 8pm and the relief was completed by 11.20pm. The Battalion proceeded to billets in ARMENTIERES. Headquarters being at 45 GOLBERT. Orders were received to hold the Battn, in readiness to move.

2/4^th Battalion – Battn. Employed on various Beach Fatigues.

LEONARD S. B. HULL Capt. Cdg. 2/4th Queen's

7^th Battalion – VILLE-SOUS-CORBIE.

In billets, nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – The remainder of the battalion and isolated parties of men who bad become separated from the others joined up again. . We then moved in the evening to NOEUX where we bivouacked. Very cold and raining.