The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 7th March 1916

7^th March 1916–

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine.

2nd Battalion – Very quiet day. Our listening post reported sounds of people walking through water in enemy’s trenches. A member of our wiring party walked towards the German lines opposite 71 Fire Trench & surprised a party of the enemy sitting on their parapet. They threw bombs at him but he returned in safety.

Officers 31.    Other Ranks 801.

Wounded 1.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Capt L.D. Bailey having been appointed sanitary officer had the Camp Bazaar where tea milk etc were being sold by Arabs closed. No medical precautions were being taken as regards the food & drink being sold here.

The appointment of Capt Bailey sanitary officer is the first step to try & obtain sanitary control of the camp to ensure the health of the troops in the hot weather. In addition the soda water factory has been taken over by Lieut Evetts & the ice making plant is being put together by & will be more or less controlled by Lieut Mercer.

1/6^th Battalion – Furnished working parties under R.E. “C” Coy relieved a company of Connaught Rangers in the KINK, enemy blew a mine & C Coy had 15 wounded otherwise quiet.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion –