The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th January1916

4^th January 1916 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day.

Casualties 3 Other ranks Killed, 2 Wounded.

2nd Battalion – Company drill by day & night. Attack on a rearguard.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 824.

To base from salvage Coy 6.

To 13^th Corps Hdqrs 1.

1/5^th Battalion - The moveable column was again ordered out & cancelled as the weather was very rough & it was impossible to get the mules across from left to right bank.

1/6^th Battalion – Relieved in the trenches by the 6^th Buffs. The relief of the Battalion was complete by 6.5pm. The previous night passed quietly. The enemy was active as usual during the day with rifle grenades to which we replied. Battalion went into reserve billets at LE QUESNOY.

Casualties 2 Wounded both Coy Sergt Major

7^th Battalion – Enemy bombarded PURFLEET, F 3 a 07, with about 15 heavy trench mortar bombs killing 3 men & wounding 3. 7^th R.W. Kent regt, relieved 7^th the Buffs in E1.

8^th Battalion – Training was continued.