The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 29th November 1915

29^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – BETHUNE.

11.35 Paraded and marched via GONNEHEM and CHOCQUES to BETHUNE where the Battn, billeted in MONTMORENCY Barracks.

2nd Battalion – Visual training & fire direction by companies.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 768.

To Hospital 2.

1/5^th Battalion - The Battn, less 2 companies crossed the river to the left bank & took part in a march with the NASARIYEH Moveable Column. The column started at 9am and marched more or less due north for about 6 miles halted for an hour and half and returned arriving back in camp at 3pm. It was hard marching and the Battn, stood it well.

1/6^th Battalion – Companies did 4 hours drill, 1 Platoon of “D” Coy went to LE HAMEL KEEP & worked for 4 hours & 2 Platoons of “C” Company to LE HAMEL N.W. KEEP cleaning & draining. The draft was inspected and proved to be up to the usual standard.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – 2^nd Lt J.L. Hopgood was attached, as Representative of 72^nd I.B. to the 2^nd Canadian Division for instruction in Scouting and Observation.