The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 15th February1916

15^th February 1916 –

1st Battalion – A1.

Very quiet – Lot of patrolling – 1 killed.

2nd Battalion – Very quiet day. Our snipers hit one of the enemy who looked over the parapet. Our snipers have quite gained the upper hand over those of the enemy. An enemy wiring party was dispersed by our Machine Gun fire during the night.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 849.

Lt Col Smith to England (not struck off strength).

Reinforcements:- Capt T.P. Brocklehurst.

2/Lt L.S. Ford.

2/4^th Battalion – EL AZAB, FAYOUN.

The Battalion left WARDAN, (with the Brigade) today & trained to EL AZAB where it arrived about 21.00 & bivouacked for the night.

1/5^th Battalion - The Battn, was ordered with other units in the Garrison to start making a ditch round the fort wall, & for this purpose to furnish working parties as possible.

1/6^th Battalion – BETHUNE.

Battalion moved into billets in BETHUNE.

7^th Battalion – In Billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – In the evening, the Bn, relieved the 12^th R. Fusiliers, 17^th Bde, in the right section Right Sector HOOGE Trenches (SANCTUARY WOOD). The relief was complete at 11pm.