The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 11th December 1915

11^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day. Received orders for our relief tomorrow. Casualties 3 Wounded. One Coy of 13^th Essex attached for 24 hours of Platoon Training.

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 762.

Company Training.

1/5^th Battalion - 10am arrived QURNAH. Here transhipped everybody & everything on to Mahaillas, 41 were required. At QURNAH hot meal was served.

MURNAH.

1.30pm first Mahaillas left

4.30pm last Mahaillas left

5.30 pm anchored about 1 1/2 up EUPHRATES from bridge at QURNAH.

1/6^th Battalion – WINDY CORNER.

Remained in billets. Found working parties to clear up communication trenches from WINDY CORNER to FRONT LINE. Coy commanders went to front trenches with a view to taking them over.

7^th Battalion – The Battalion was relieved by 8^th East Surrey Regt by day & returned to billets at VILLE-SUR-ANCRE. A Company billeted in BECORDEL & found mining fatigues.

Casualties during tour of duty, O.R. Wounded 2. Health of Battalion very good.