The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 24th February1916

24^th February 1916 –

1st Battalion – 1/6^th Scottish Rifles join Bde – 16 Mx leave Bde – 1 wounded (since died).

2nd Battalion – TRENCHES TO BRAY.

The enemy registered on our front line at 71 Fire Trench with “whiz bangs” this morning. Enemy monoplane flew over our lines at 9.45am. Very quiet day. The Battalion was relieved in the trenches by the 1^st South Staffs, Regt.

Relief complete 9.20pm.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 837.

1/6^th Battalion – Enemy still active with rifle grenades, aerial torpedoes, & T Ms got a supply of rifle grenades & we gradually got the upper hand of the enemy. Our artillery retaliated & made good practise. Snipers claim 2 hits & our Lewis guns dispersed hostile working party 2 seen to fall.

Casualties 1 Killed 7 Wounded.

7^th Battalion – The Battalion relieved 7^th Bn, The Buffs in sub-sector E1. This sub-sector is situated as described on 19. 6^th Bn Berkshire Regt held sub-sector E2 on left & 2^nd Border Regt on right in D3. Ly Col. W.J.T. Glasgow having been appointed to command 50^th Infantry Brigade vacated command of the Battalion, which devolved on Major H.C. Jeddere- Fisher, Major F.B.B. Pickard being on leave. Some snow had fallen.

8^th Battalion – One of the night of the 24/25^th Feb, the 1^st Queen’s relieved the 1^st R.W. Kent Regt in the Right Section HOOGE Trenches. The relief was complete at 12 midnight.