The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th March 1916

28^th March 1916–

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine. Colonel Crofts returned off leave.

2nd Battalion – Whole Battalion on fatigue.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 856.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – The telegraph line having again been interrupted at the same spot as on the 24^th. Lieut Evetts & 50 rifles again went down on the T 1 accompanied by the “snakefly” who shelled the village, about 1½ miles from the spot.

1/6^th Battalion – Very quiet during the day, enemy sent over some Trench Mortars during the night supplied R.E’s with Miners fatigue during the day also men working under R.E. on dug-outs.

Casualties 1 Killed 1 wounded.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion – The Bn, paraded at 9.15am to proceed to BRIGADE RESERVE in the new trench area. Route – MT KOKEREELE-WESTOUTRE-LOCRE-DRANOUTRE.

Dinners at AIRCRAFT FARM at N.32 b.2.3. We relieved the 3^rd Canadian Battn.

The final distribution of Bn, was as follows:-

C & D Coys at  AIRCRAFT FARM (N 32 b 2 3)

B Coy at KANDAHAR FARM (T 10 b 5 8)

H.Q. A Coy Grenade Coy, Snipers & Signallers at TEA FARM (N 34 d 1 5)