The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 11th January1916

11^th January 1916 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet except heavy shelling of BRADDELL POINT and main LA BASSEE ROAD.

2nd Battalion – Company Parades – Training of Scouts & specialists use of night sights.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 867.

1/5^th Battalion - All heavy kit wore stored & kits weighed for the move At 3pm orders were received from A.H.Q. thro' 12th DIV that the 2nd. West Kents were transferred to 34th Bde & 1/5 Queens transferred to 12th Bde.

5.50pm Orders received to take over all the NASARIYEH garrison duties of the 2nd West Kents. This meant leaving 57 NCOs & men in NASARIYEH.

7.30pm. Orders received for Battn, to move to BUTANIYEH following day. Advanced parties of cooks, cooking pots & tents on hired camels to move at 11am with escort of 12th cavalry. Battn, lass advanced parties to move at 1pm under orders of G.O.C. 34th Bde, with other units.

NASARIYEH LEFT BANK.

The column was ordered to move as under:-

A.G. Major HODGE

1 Coy 1/5 QUEENS.

M.B. H.Q. 34th Inf, Bde

1/5 QUEENS less 2 Coys H.Q.

Sect Div Signal Coy,

Wireless Section

2^nd line mules in above order Div H.Q.

Baggage Div.

Supply Section

2nd line camels in order of units.

R.G. Cap F.E.BRAY & 1Coy 1/5 Queens

1/6^th Battalion – Coys did 2 hours training “A” Coy sent a party to clean up LAWE & LAWEBRIDGE KEEPS ½ Platoon.

B Coy sent a party to clean up LES CHOQUAUX KEEP ½ Platoon.

C Coy sent a party to clean up LONG CORNET KEEP 1 Platoon.

D Coy sent a party to clean up Replica of GIVENCHY SECTION 1 Platoon.

Coys also bathed at ESSARS CANAL BATH.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – The Grenade Coy under Lt Lane-Nicolls relieved the bombing posts of the 8^th R.W. Kent Regt, in the right section of trenches of the RIGHT HOOGE Sector. Six posts were taken over, and 3 Grenade Stores.