The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th September 1915

28^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – Received orders to be ready to take over trenches at CAMBRIN this afternoon, but orders were cancelled later. Marched to billets in BEUVRY at 6pm.

Casualties Nil.

2nd Battalion – Officers 19.    Other Ranks 750.

The 2^nd E. Yorks took over trench on our left from 13^th Middlesex & 10^th & 12^th Gordons, more bombing in SLAG ALLEY near pt 60, fighting here was almost continuous throughout the day.

1/6^th Battalion – ARMENTIERES.

Remained in billets – orders received to move at 5.30am on the 29^th. The transport was moved from PONTCEAU to ARMENTIERES  & parked in the Place de la Republique. All baggage was as far as possible loaded during the evening. 

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – In billets, nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – NOEUX.

Capt Cox transferred to 2nd Battn The Queens. Received sudden order to move at 7 p m. New draft of 82 men. Four hours spent in reaching station owing to entrainment of the Division at NOEUX station. Drenching with rain and very cold. Men got soaked many of them having lost their coats and equipment in action. Arrived BERGUETTES at 11 p.m. Men billeted in farms