The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 8th November 1915

8^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – ANNEQUIN.

15 Officers and 500 men on carrying work in trenches all day 2 Lieut C.W. Roffe joined.

Casualties: - 1 Other Rank.

2nd Battalion – Officers 24.    Other Ranks 801.

Wounded 3.

To Hospital 1.

The Battalion was relieved in the morning by 8^th Devons (20^th Bde,). Owing to bad state of fire and communication trenches the relief extended over 3hrs. Billets in ESSARS.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

1/5^th Battalion -

1/6^th Battalion – VERMELLES.

The day was spent making billets more comfortable by boarding up windows & putting down straw. 200 men were employed as Working Parties in the trenches. Coy Commanders visited the trenches occupied by the 7^th E. Surrey Regt with a view to taking them over.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – Relieved by 9^th E. Surreys relief complete by 10pm & Battalion arrived at RENINGHELST at 3.30am. 2^nd Lt Wilcox of A Coy, was killed by a stray bullet while the Company was marching away towards camp.