The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 17th November 1915

17^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine. At 3pm the gas expert (1^st Army) lectured 200 N.C.O’s & men of the Battn, and 200 of Glasgow Hrds. A cylinder was then turned on in an out-house and all the ranks filed through with tube helmets on.

2nd Battalion –Lot of rain & sleet.

Officers 26.    Other Ranks 797.

To Hospital 2.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion - On account of the WAHORRUM fast, A Coy was ordered to be in constant readiness to move out at a moments notice today, the 18th & 19th. This order was cancelled at 7.50pm except for the 19th

1/6^th Battalion – The relief commenced at 12 noon – The Suffolk Regiment did not let us know which Company was relieving which Company of ours, which led to some confusion among the Guides and also among the Company, as they only had two Coys in the firing line – The relief was completed at 4.15pm and the Battn, proceeded to the same billets at SAILLY LA BOURSE as vacated on the 7^th inst.

7^th Battalion – SUB-SECTOR D3 BECOURT.

A very quiet day, nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – At 8am smoke was seen rising from wood in enemy’s support lines in front of U29. Fire by Belgian Battery brought to bear on this spot. Effective rifle fire opened on enemy working parties at dawn. Our snipers report 4 enemy casualties. We suffered 1 N C O Casualty.