The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 29th February1916

29^th February 1916 –

1st Battalion – Quiet.

2nd Battalion – TRENCHES TO BRAY.

The Battalion was relieved in the trenches by the 1^st South Stafford. Relief complete 3.15am March 1^st. At 5.45pm there was an artillery bombardment & rapid rifle fire on our left. The enemy made a small attack but was repulsed.

Officers 30.    Other Ranks 814.

Casualties 3 Killed 1 Wounded.

Reinforcements 17.

F.C. Longbourne Bt Major

Cmdg 2^nd Queen’s

2/4^th Battalion –   F. TREDGOLD. For O.C. 29^th Feb 1916

1/5^th Battalion – Major Hodges & party together with SAMARA & Capt Whittington arrived safely back at 7am. Rain started at 1am.

W.P. Spens  Lt & Adjt

1/5^th Queen’s

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion relieved by 11^th Middlesex Regt. Relief was complete by 1.15pm. The battalion then marched into billets at the ORPHANAGE BETHUNE.

H.W.F.

7^th Battalion – Between 6pm & 7pm enemy shelled subsectors D3 & D2 W of FRICOURT heavily. Our artillery opened a barrage along German trenches opposite these subsectors. An enemy raiding party which attempted to leave its trenches was driven back by this barrage & by M.G. fire.

During this bombardment 10, 118cm shells, apparently Belgian were fired into BECOURT CHATEAU.

F.B.B. Pickard, Major.

COMDG,7^th (SERVICE) BN, THE QUEEN’S (R.W.S. REGT)

8^th Battalion – The 8^th R.W. Kent Regt relieved this Bn, in the right section trenches on the night 28/29 Feb. The relief was complete at 11.20pm. The Bn, marched back to the BELGIUM CHATEAU.

W.R.G. BYE

Capt

A/Adjt

8 Queen’s.