The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 8th October 1915

8^th October 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Received orders to stand to at 3.45pm owing to a German attack N.W of HULLUCH. Order cancelled at 11.30pm.

2nd Battalion – Officers 24.    Other Ranks 738.

2/ Lieut A.W. Portal wounded.

2 Killed.

3 Wounded.

To Hospital 2.

Reinforcements: 2/Lieut N.F. Furze.

2/Lieut E. Hobbs joined.

Our front line & support trenches were rather heavily shelled between 12 noon & 4pm. Parapet blown in at places. 

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in same trenches – The enemy bombarded our trenches throughout the afternoon & did considerable damage to parapets etc. During the evening the 6^th R.W. Kent Regt, attacked enemy’s trench about G.12.d.39 & during the attack the Battn, stood too in case required. The attack which was at first successful was subsequently bombed out of the trench & the W. Kents retired to original line – Casualties Killed Other Ranks 4 Wounded other ranks 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 in afternoon with field guns, trench mortars & rifle grenades chiefly directed against TAMBOUR.

8^th Battalion – RENINGHELST.

1^st half of Battalion at RENINGHELST 2^nd half at the trenches. Major Peirs returned from the trenches C/S/M Laing wounded.