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

21^st April 1916 –

1st Battalion – Ordinary routine.

2nd Battalion – BRAY.

Rained hard all day.

During morning our trenches were shelled by 77mm guns. At 7.30pm to the minute the enemy opened concentrated artillery & trench mortar fire on B 2 Subsector (chiefly MANSEL COPSE) For an hour this continued during which time our guns had opened with intense retaliation. The regiment on our immediate left is the 2^nd Borders (20^th Bde) & it was against them that the enemy made this raid. It is still unkown for certain whether the enemy actually entered the Borders trenches& secured a few prisoners. The Borders casualties were 1 Officer & 18 O.R. Killed, & 2 Officers & about 40 O.R. wounded. Our trenches were slightly shelled – 2 wounded. All was normal again by 10pm.

Officers 34.    O.R. 926.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Good Friday. Parade service 9.30am C & D Companies attended it. Remainder had to work.

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion relieved by 6^th Buffs & went into Support “A” Coy in O B 1. “B” Coy cellars in VERMELLES “C” Coy LANCASHIRE TRENCH “D” Coy RESERVE TRENCH relief complete 11.35am. Battalion furnished working parties under R.E.

Casualties 2 wounded 2^nd Lieut M. Wallick reported for duty from 3^rd Bn.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion –