Monday, 21 March 2016

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 21st March 1916

21st March 1916–

1st BattalionTRENCHES AUCHY LEFT.
Quiet day; no casualties; good patrol by Lt Symons. Lt Carslake took over the post of acting Adjutant.
2nd Battalion – Very quiet day. Subsector C1 on our immediate left was heavily trench-mortared & shelled with 4’2”.
Officers 31.    Other Ranks 857.
Reinforcements 2/Lieut C.R. McWhinnie.   28 O.R.
2/4th Battalion
1/5th Battalion -
1/6th Battalion – Battalion remained in billets & continued cleaning up, 25 men per Coy sent on a bombing course.
7th Battalion – Capt Sundau R.A.M.C, M.O to take over duties at base. Lieut Anderson R.A.M.C. joined Bn & took over M.O. to the Battalion.
8th Battalion – 3.30pm The Battn paraded to march to the new area. Route – RENINGHELST-HEKSEN-WESTOUTRE-MT.KOKEREELE (R.16.d) sheet 27), The Bn, was billeted at this last-named place. 

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