The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 15th December 1915

15^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Battn, paraded at 9am and marched to ST, HILAIRE via CHOCQUES and LILLERS. Remainder of day occupied in settling into billets From this date the Battns, belongs to 100^th Bde. (General TWIGG.)

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 795.

To Hospital 5, Reinforcement 1.

(absentee from Draft).

To Hospital 1 (England).

2/4^th Battalion – MUDROS.

08.00 Arrived at MUDROS.

15.30 Transferred to H.M.T. "HAVERFORD".

16.00 Sailed from MUDROS.

1/5^th Battalion - EL ASMAIN.

6.45am left.

Arrived HAQUIQUAH at 2.0pm. All changed on to two steamers &: two barges

HAQUIQUAH.  5.0pm left

Arrived NASARIYAR at 10.0pm. Went in to camp on South side of river. Unloaded nothing except ammunition. Found two mess tents erected.

1/6^th Battalion – The night passed quietly. The Battalion was relieved by the 9^th Bn the Essex Regt. The two Coys of the K.R.R’s were relieved by two other Coys of the same Regiment. The 2^nd Division on our right carried out a bombardment from 10am to 2pm of the enemy’s trenches – The Germans did not retaliate on our lines – The relief was complete at 2.30pm Coys marched independently via LE QUESNOY (were they had dinners) to billets in BETHUNE. Letter (Appendix XI) was received from G.O.C 1^st Corps (Lt Cannon was in command of the Coy)

Appendix XI

12^th Division.     No. 617 (G).

The corps Commander has read the report of the O.C. 176^th Coy. R.E. on the blowing up of our mine opposite DUCK’S BILL at midnight 12^th/13^th, and would like you to express to the O.C. 6^th Queen’s his appreciation of the excellent work performed by the Coy, which worked in the sap and occupied the near “lip” of the crater with great promptitude.

(Sd.) A.S. Cobb, Brig. General,

General Staff, 1^st Corps.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.