The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 5th September 1915

5^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – Ordinary work in the trenches improving and deepening trenches, making dugouts, bricking comtn, trenches etc. Quiet nights.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1064.

To Hospital 4.

The Bn, was relieved in the evening by 1^st R.W.Fusiliers, relief completed by 7.30pm.

Great coats were collected & a holt made 500 yards W of NOYELLES for an hour, the men were given soup. After a ten (10) mile march th Bn, billeted at FOUQUEREUIL at 1am. (near BETHUNE).

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets. Church parade, found working parties of 600 by night.

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – MERICOURT.

In billets, nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – Sunday - Church Parade in an orchard