The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 24th March 1916

24^th March 1916–

1st Battalion – Quiet day; heavy snow. Repair of damage done by yesterdays bombardment.

One wounded.

2nd Battalion – Very quiet. Nothing of special interest happened.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 856.

To Hospital 1.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – B Company & the M.G. Section formed part of a small column under Major Cotter R.A. which went out to try & stop a party of snipers who had made a habit of firing at the cavalry patrol from the sandhills some 4 miles north. Other troops were 1 squadron 12^th cavalry & M.G. Section, 1 section 30^th Mountain Battery. As the patrol approached the sandhills the snipers fired & thereupon the cavalry machine guns & mountain guns opened & Arabs dispersed. The infantry got no opportunity of firing.

In addition to the hut building which was progressing daily the Battn was asked to send over working parties to the right bank of the river to help make a Bund there. A company & a half is to be sent over on Mondays, Wednesdays & Friday.  

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion supplied working party under R.E. which took every available man. Remained attended a Church of England service in the Cinema Theatre.

7^th Battalion – Nothing to report in billets at SUZANNE.

8^th Battalion –