The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 1st November 1915

1^st November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Enemy still showing more activity with snipers but no shelling on our section. Casualties 2 Killed 1 Wounded.

2nd Battalion – Officers 22.    Other Ranks 796.

To Hospital 1.

From Hospital 1.

Reinforcement Other Ranks 57.

The Battn, was relieved in the trenches today by the 2^nd Borders (20^th Bde,). Billets in ESSARS.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

During the month, the Battalion has been quartered in dug outs on the southern Slopes of LALA BABA (SUVLA BAY)

1/5^th Battalion - All officer except, Lieut. L.W. Jardine and all N.C.O's & men except 1 clerk at Bde, H.Q. having now returned the medical examination of the Battn, was, completed & the strength (excluding the officers and men referred to.) reported fit for service was, Officers 24  Other Ranks 657

Medical 1 Other Ranks. 5.

R.A.M.C. attached

Capt C .E.H. MASTER was nominated to command the depot.

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES.

A quiet day. The enemy were inactive both with bombs & guns. The battalion was relieved by the 11^th Middlesex. The relief commenced at 1pm from BARTS and was completed by 4.15pm. The Battn, on relief proceeded to SAILLY LA BOURSE. The weather was very bad & many of the billets leaked.

Casualties – Wounded O.R. two.

7^th Battalion – SUB SECTOR D3 BECOURT.

Our miners fired camouflet at F3 a 4505, believed very successful. Our artillery shelled F3 a 63 immediately afterwards. A large supply of various grenades received with orders that they were to be “expended on the enemy as early as possible” in view of probable increase in output of Mills & Rifle grenades. Rate of expenditure of grenades other than Mills grenades therefore much increased.   

8^th Battalion – RENINGHELST.

Battalion arrived at Camp G, at 3am – men very dirty and tired. Day devoted to rest and bathing.