The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 29th October 1915

29^th October 1915 – 

1st Battalion – SECTION Z 1 CAMBRIN.

Battn, paraded at 9am and marched to CAMBRIN. Relief of 1/Middlesex in Z 1 Section completed by 1pm. Quiet day.

Casualties Nil.

2nd Battalion – Officers 24.    Other Ranks 740.

From Hospital 2.

The Battalion left BELLERIVE today & marched via BETHUNE to the trenches at GIVENCHY. Very quiet. At places only 15 yds, away from enemy.

1/6^th Battalion – The morning passed quietly – at about 2.30pm the enemy commenced to shell our Support Trenches and Bn, Hqrs, (THE QUARRY) with 5.9cm shells this continued until dark despite the retaliation of our guns – very little damage was done considering the number of shells that were sent over. The usual bombing went on during the evening and night. Casualties – Wounded Lt F.L. Simmons - & other ranks 5.

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

1/5^th Battalion – 7.30am Capt P.R. Whittington Lieut E.F. Evetts, Lieut C.R. Wigan and 144 N.C.O’s & men arrived from FYZABAD. 10 were left sick in Hospital & 2 hospital orderlies in charge.

7.15pm Capt Hodges and 4 men arrived with bulk of baggage.

S & T

Difficulties of transport at FYZABAD & LUCKNOW were experienced.

7^th Battalion – At 6.30am enemy fired a mine in front of TAMBOUR F 3 a 50 & shelled front trenches F 3 a & F 3 c slight damage done. A patrol under 2/Lt D. Neilson-Terry located sap joining craters F 3 a 50 to German lines, (in F 3 a & F 3 b).

8^th Battalion – Quiet day. Our snipers were active and accounted for some casualties.