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

2^nd April 1916–

1st Battalion – Church parade in morning. Afternoon, moved from MONTMORENCY BARRACKS to ECOLE DES JEUNES FILLES, relieving 1/4 Suffolks.

2nd Battalion – All quiet in our sector. Three hostile aeroplanes flew over our lines during morning but soon returned.

Officers 34.    Other Ranks 912.

2/4^th Battalion – EL AZAB.

One Company returned from detachment duty at KAFR MAHFOUZ, being relieved by a Coy 1/4^th R. Sussex Regt.

1/5^th Battalion – Church Service at 10am. Everyone busy all day getting rid of mud caused by the heavy rain of the previous day. – 3 tents had to be repitched on dryer sites. The huts erected by the Battn had let some water through but had otherwise stood the gale excellently. Lieut J.E.B. Jardine, J.L.C. Mercer, & E.F. Evetts went up the river on the T 1 & were instructed by Lieut Sewell Bombay Volunteer Battery in the working of the 3Pds. The T 4 was dismantled previous to being sent down the river.

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion relieved 6^th Buffs in the front line trenches A Coy on the right B Right Centre Coy “D” Left Centre Coy & “C” Left Coy Relief completed by 10.45am. The day was quiet enemy sent over a few rifle grenades & heavy Trench Mortars.

Casualties 1 wounded.

7^th Battalion – Captain J.R. Walpole – rejoined from 1^st Bn.

8^th Battalion – on the night of the 2/3^rd, the Bn relieved the 8^th R.W. Kent Regt in the Right trenches of the Bde Sector. The relief was complete at 3am, 3^rd, as the Bn did not move in relief until after midnight. The Trench Distribution was as follows:-

Trench C 3 – held by A Coy.

Trench C 4 & Part D 1 – held by B Coy.

Part D 1 & D2 – held by  Coy.

Battn, Reserve – D Coy billeted at SOUVENIR FARM and PETAWAWA FARM. Bn H.Q. was at ST QUENTIN CABARET T 5 d.2.4 WULVERGHEM. On our right was the 2^nd Leinster Regt a unit of  the 73^rd Bde. On our left was the 1^st N. Staffs Regt a unit of the 72^nd Bde.