The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 9th September 1915

9^th September, 1915 –

1st Battalion – SECTION B 3.

Ordinary work as on the 4^th & 5^th. 2 Lieut C.W. Eltham, 2 Lieut J.R. Drew and 3 other ranks wounded by premature explosion of one of our PITCHER (double cylinder) bombs.

                                                                 PITCHER (double cylinder) bombs.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1065.

To Hospital 3.

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES.

The enemy were busy working on their trenches all day. A patrol went out in front of trench 92 and found the grass in front of the German wire cut for a considerable distance. A great deal of walking on floor boards was heard during the evening in the enemy’s lines, it was believed that a relief was being carried out. The enemy were quiet during the whole day.

2/4^th Battalion –

7^th Battalion – Billets allotted rather better than those previously occupied in this village.

8^th Battalion – As for 8th