The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 9th January1916

9^th January 1916 – 

1st Battalion – 350 men on working parties.

2nd Battalion – Church Parade.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 826.

From Hospital 1.

1/5^th Battalion - Rain started early this morning, turning the camp into a quagmire as it had been pitched on made ground. The Battn. attended the parade service. We relieved of the guard on the BUND. Lieut. MERCER &: his party who had been guarding the TURKISH PRISONERS CAMP were also relieved and came in, as weather permitting the Battn, was to move to BUTANIYEH at 11am. On the 10th

1/6^th Battalion – HINGETTE.

The Battalion was relieved by the 9^th Essex Regt, 35^th Brigade. The night was very quiet. The Battalion marched to HINGETTE where it went into billets, during relief WINDY CORNER & WESTMINSTER BRIDGE RD was heavily shelled but no damage resulted, we had no casualties during relief, but relief was slightly delayed, last Coy got to HINGETTE about 7.30pm.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – The Bn, remained in Camps & Dugouts as stated above.