The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 19th November 1915

19^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine

2nd Battalion – Enemy’s Whiz-bangs very active throughout the day. Otherwise everything quiet.

Officers 29.    Other Ranks 794.

To Hospital 2.

From Hospital 2.

Lieut J.B. Hayes, 2/Lt V.C. Harvey, 2/Lt C. Pannell joined.

E.K.B. Furze. Capt.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion - Division asked if mobilisation complete, Reply to effect that practically complete except for Medical establishment, officers chargers, 6 pairs binoculars 6 Sets of telephone, officers tents, necessaries Indented for on payment, field service clothing collected, kits not packed.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets – Bombing classes commenced & Companies carried out 2 hours parade.

7^th Battalion – Enemy fired 3 trench mortar bombs, heavy into our wire, at F 3 a 62. A patrol under 2/Lt H. Cloudesley examined craters & ground to E of them at F 3 c 49. A German working party was met & successfully bombed. A German wiring party was caught by one of our machine guns & some losses are thought to have been inflicted. Our miners fired camouflet at F 3 a 40 successfully.

8^th Battalion – Morning quiet. After Artillery duel – no damage to trenches. At 10.30pm enemy used trench mortars against U29.