The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 15th January1916

15^th January 1916 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day except for shelling of BRADDELL POINT. Relieved by 18. R.F the relief started at 5.30 and finished by 7.30pm. We marched back to BETHUNE at TOBACCO FACTORY and ECOLE De MICHELET.

2nd Battalion – RIENCOURT.

Reconnaissance & Observation scheme in vicinity of SOUES.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 869.

From Hospital 1.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion - BUTANIYEH.

The Battn, was held in constant readiness to turn out but the Arabs left everyone entirely alone, the condition in which the wounded found themselves were most unsatisfactory and there was no British Section of the F.A. in camp, and the medical personnel & comforts were entirely inadequate for dealing with all the casualties The total was 16 British & 16 Indian. 4 sets of equipment were left, on the field belonging to casualties.

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion asked to find working parties 200 men at R.E. DUMP 87^th Co. 200 men at FESTUBERT Cross Roads could not find all. Only 35 short after all.

7^th Battalion – The Battalion relieved 8^th East Surrey Regt, by day in subsector D3. 7^th Buffs occupied E1 subsector on left & 11^th Royal Fusiliers D2 on right.

8^th Battalion – The defence work at H 15 A.3.0, allotted to this Bn, for upkeep was taken over by us. 1 N.C.O. and 3 men were posted there as trench wardens.