The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 16th November 1915

16^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine.

2nd Battalion – Battalion relieved in the trenches by the South Staffords again. After relief the Battalion went into billets at LE PREOL.

Officers 26.    Other Ranks 799.

To Hospital 1.

Capt H.D. Cooker joined.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion - Battalion took part in another Field Day.

1/6^th Battalion – Work was continued, a new communication trench was commenced from CROWN TRENCH to the front line (ALEXANDRIA TRENCH). The enemy shelled our front line during the afternoon & we got our artillery to retaliate. Orders were received for the relief of the Bn, by the 7^th Bn, The Suffolk Regt on the 17^th.

Casualties – wounded other ranks one.

7^th Battalion – The Battalion relieved 8 East Surrey in sub-sector D3. 7^th R.W. Kent Regt being in sub-sector E1 on left, 7^th Bedfordshire Regt on right in D2. The trenches had suffered considerably from recent rains & snow. A & B Companies took over front line trenches, C Company in support, D in reserve. Steel helmets were received for the first & issued to sentries as far as supplies permitted.

8^th Battalion – Enemy shelled our support trenches but retaliation by 2^nd Belgian Battery effectively stopped this. Rest of day quiet except for sniping activity on part of enemy.

11 Casualties from shell fire.