The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 11th October 1915

11^th October 1915 – 

1st Battalion – IN TRENCHES.

Quiet morning. Enemy’s aeroplane was brought down in the vicinity of SAILLY LA BOURSE after an air combat over our heads.

2nd Battalion – Officers 25.    Other Ranks 726.

Wounded 1.

To Hospital 1.

From Hospital 1.

1/6^th Battalion – The enemy shelled our front trenches very heavily during the morning & did considerable damage, our artillery retaliated & kept up a fire throughout the afternoon – The enemy showed little activity during the night & continued the work on the trench mentioned yesterday. No water was available in these trenches and all had to be brought up by water cart to G.11.D.7.3 & carried from thence in petrol tins to Companies. B Coy had to do all the carrying as no men of the other Coys were allowed to leave their trenches. Rations had to be issued in the same manner.

Casualties: Killed O.R. 2 – Wounded O.R. 24.

2/4^th Battalion – During this period the Battalion was employed digging trenches on and around LALA BABA and garrisoning the trenches by night.

7^th Battalion – Enemy active against right of sub-sector with artillery & trench mortars.

8^th Battalion – At RENINGHELST. Inspection and address by Lieut General Capper G.O.C 24^th Division.