Tuesday, 29 September 2015

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 29th September 1915

29th September, 1915 –
1st BattalionBEUVRY.
Marched to CAMBRIN at 2pm and took over trenches from 10th HLI. Trenches in a very bad state.
Casualties Nil.
2nd Battalion – Officers 19.    Other Ranks 750.
The Bn, was relieved this evening by two Coys of the 2nd E.Yorks, & assembled at the Brewery VERMELLES at 12.10am the 30th inst. – Arrived at billets at SAILLY LABOURSE at 2.40am.
1/6th Battalion – The Transport & Machine Guns & all horses paraded at 5am & proceeded by road to DROUVIN LES MARAIS arriving there at 5pm. The Battalion paraded at 5.30am & marched to STEENWERCK railway station & entrained at 8.30am for FOURQUEREUIL where it arrived at 10.15 am. No guides met the Battn, at the station & no orders were received as to where the Bn, was to billet. The battalion formed up in a field close to the station & awaited orders – At 2.30pm orders were received to march to VAUDRECOURT at 3pm – on arrival at this place the billets were found to be occupied. The battn, therefore went on to DROUVIN LES MARAIS which it reached at 5pm & was billeted there for the night.
2/4th Battalion
7th Battalion – In billets, nothing to report.
8th Battalion BERGUETTE.

At BERGUETTE resting.

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