Friday, 4 September 2015

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th September 1915

4-September, 1915 –
1st BattalionSECTION B 3 GIVENCHY.
Ordinary work in the trenches improving and deepening trenches, making dugouts, bricking comtn, trenches etc. Quiet nights.
2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1065.
To Hospital 1.
1/6th Battalion – Remained in billets found working parties of 600 men during the night.
Wounded other ranks one.
2/4th Battalion – The Battn. Left Trenches on Hill 10 and moved to front trenches situated 117 R 1-3 ANAFARTA OVA 2nd in command Major H.J. Few went to hospital sick.
7th Battalion – 8.50pm 12th Bn, MIDDLESEX REGT arrived to take over sub-sector. Relief completed about 11.15pm. Companies as relieved marched independently to new billet at MERICOURT, last company arriving there at 2am.
Strength of Battalion.
Officers 33  Other ranks 984.
Casualties during period of occupation of sub-sector 22nd Aug – 4th Sept. Killed, other ranks 4, Wounded, Other ranks 17, including 1 slightly at duty.
General health of Battalion while in the trenches was extremely good.

8th Battalion – As for 3rd 

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