The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 2nd March 1916

2^nd March 1916 –

1st Battalion – BETHUNE.

Cleaning up in billets.

2nd Battalion – Whole Battalion employed in working parties under R.E. supervision.

Officers 30.    Other Ranks 806.

Transferred 1.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Classes in loading camels were started & are to be continued on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays the days on which the Battalion is not engaged on garrison fatigue work.

Helmets, Trousers, Boots etc arrived.

All were badly required.

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion remained in billets & continued training.

7^th Battalion – BUIRE-SUR-L’ANCRE.

B Company moved to HEILLY on detachment. Orders received that Battalion was to move back to new Divisional area in and N of CORBIE. The Divisional having been transferred to XIII^th  Corps 4^th, Major F.B.B. Pickard returned off leave & assumed command.