The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 23rd November 1915

23^rd November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – HARLEY STREET. (NR CAMBRIN).

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 790.

To Hospital 5.

From Hospital Nil.

Billets – cold day – rain evening.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion - Battalion took part in another Field Day. Orders were received that the Battalion was not to go into camp as desired by the Brigade but was to do field firing from LUCKNOW marching out each day to KUKRAIL distant about 6 miles, 6 ½ miles it was thought would be a practical & effective preparation for field service.

1/6^th Battalion – Bombing, Sniper & Stretcher bearer Classes were commenced & Companies commenced Company Training. A Rifle Range was found and put in working order & a field found where trenches for the Bombers could be dug.

7^th Battalion – Enemy fired camouflet at F 3 a 4505, practically no damage done our galleries or works. Explosion was preceded by 4 heavy trench mortar bombs on TAMBOUR F 3 a.

8^th Battalion – Brigade marched to STEENVOORDE via POPERINGHE. Ref Bde Order which reads “(1) The 1^st N. Staffs, 8^th Queens, 12^th Sherwood Foresters, 9^th Royal Sussex, 7^th Northants, & 72 Field Ambulance will move to STEENVOORDE on the night of the 23/24^th Nov 1915.

(2) The head of the colums will pass the forked roads RENINGHELST G 34 d 7 2 at 4.45pm. Order of march as in margin (8^th Queens was the 2^nd Battalion).

3. Hdrqs. 72 I.B will move at the head of this coloum.

The Battalion was billeted by 11.30pm. The men were very comfortable