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

12^th December 1915 –

1st Battalion – BEUVRY.

Relief by 2/Oxfords commenced at 10am and completed by 2pm. The Battn, marched back to billets in BEUVRY.

Casualties nil.

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 762.

To Hospital 8

Company Training.

1/5^th Battalion - 6.45 First Mahaillas left

7.30 last Mahaillas left

1.15pm first arrived MEDINA

3.45pm last the last 3 miles was very slow & the heavier Mahaillas were in the greatest difficulties owing to (strong adverse wind, As the men had had no dinners it was decided to stop for the night &: to start earlier next morning taking dinners on board

6.45am all left MEDINA except Major Hodges's, Mahaillas which stuck on the bank and the convoy had to stop one hour to collect about 7.30am

5.45pm Reached CHUBAISH where stopped for night.

1/6^th Battalion – Took over front line trenches from 6^th Buffs A Coy went into GUNNERS SIDING in support trench. B Coy went into DUCKS BILL, C Coy in centre & D Coy on the left its left being at WOODSTOCK Rd. The relief was completed at 12 noon. The trenches were in a very water logged condition, in some places the water was up to the knee. All men were supplied with gumboots & their feet were rubbed with whale oil before going into the trenches – At 2pm instructions were received that a mine would be exploded at the head of SHAFTESBURY AVENUE at about midnight. (this mine was to have gone off at 4pm the previous day but had failed to do so) The trenches on ether flank of the mine had to be cleared. This was done, B Coy going into HATFIELD AVENUE & C Coy into GUNNERS & to the left, by 11.45am all was ready.

7^th Battalion – VILLE-SUR-ANCRE.

In billets nothing to record.