The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 30th September 1915

30^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – Clearing up trenches and collecting & burying dead all day. Major T. Weeding wounded. Relieved by 19^th Bde, at 11pm and went back to billets at BEUVRY the rear of the Battn, did not reach billets until 6am on the 1^st of Oct, 2 Lieut A.J. Crichton and 2 Lieut R.E.C Harland joined the Battn.

2nd Battalion – Officers 19.    Other Ranks 750.

To Hospital 6.

“Missing” rejoined 3.

All the men were given a bath & deficiencies after being in action made good.

F.C. Longbourne. Major.

1/6^th Battalion – DROUVIN.

At 7am orders were received that the Battn, would be prepared to move by the afternoon – at 11.30am orders were received to be ready to move off at 12.30pm. The Battalion with all transport moved off at 1pm & marched via NOEUX LES MINES – MAZINGARBE to CORONS DE RUTOIRE South of VERMELLES – where the battalion was billeted. The Battalion was now in divisional reserve. The 35 & 30^th Bdes being in the trenches between along the LENS – HULLOCH ROAD.

R.W.B.

2/4^th Battalion –

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

M KEMP-WELCH,

Capt & Adjt.

7^th (SERVICE) Bn, THE QUEEN’S (R.W.S. REGT.)

8^th Battalion – At BERGUETTE resting.