The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 14th November 1915

14^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Paraded at 2.30am and marched to VENDIN where the Battn, exchanged billets with 2/S.Staffordshire Regt.

2nd Battalion – At 9am the Battalion relieved the South Staffords at A. I. section (CUINCHY) RIDLEY WALK to GUN STREET. Hd,Qrs WOBURN ABBEY.

Trenches in a very bad state. The parapet has fallen in in many places & the bottom of the trenches full of water & mud. Enemy’s trench mortars active during the afternoon against A Coy. (right front Coy.)

Officers 25.    Other Ranks 798.

To Hospital 1.

From Hospital 2.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion -

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in reserve – furnished working parties and improved our trenches. A large number of men reported sick suffering from trench feet and 94 were admitted to hospital. These came equally from each Company – Orders were received to relieve the 7^th Bn, E. Surrey Regt on the 15^th inst.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – The Germans shelled DICKEBUSCH but no damage was done to any of our billets. Battalion moved on into trenches to relieve 9^th E. Surreys. Relief complete at 9.30pm. The trenches now held by us are U25. U26. U27. U28. – a much larger front. U25. & U26. Are held by one Company 100 strong, U27 by a Company of 95, and U28 by one of 90 strong. One Company is in reserve dug-outs. The 1^st NORTH STAFFS are on our right (U24), and the 2^nd LONDON REGT (1 Coy) in U29 on our left. Battn, Hdqrs now are at I 33 a 5. 3.