The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 12th November 1915

12^th November 1915 –

 
1st Battalion – very wet and trenches kept sliding in very badly. Whole Battn, working all day and throughout night. Enemy shelled Battn, H Qrs at 3am night 12/13 and got a direct hit on the roof of H.Q. dugout, without penetrating the roof.

No casualties.

Lt Col H.St.C. Wilkins took command of 5^th Bde, from this date during the absence of Br, Gen, Cochran on leave to England.

2nd Battalion – Officers 24.    Other Ranks 797.

To Hospital 1.

At 12 noon the Battalion paraded & marched to billets at LE PREOL, N.E. of BEUVRY. Very wet day.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion -

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in trenches. The rain still continued at intervals throughout the day – Work was carried on at clearing up the trenches & some wire was put out. Our snipers claimed to of hit 2 Germans. The enemy shelled our front line at intervals during the day.

Casualties wounded other ranks three.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – Battalion moved into temporary billets at DICKEBUSCH.