The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 27th April 1916

27^th April 1916–

1st Battalion – Gas attack at Hulluck at 6am; gas drifted up to us; helmets worn for 1 hour. Rest of day quiet. No casualties. We fired many rifle grenades, as enemy were active with them. Good patrol by 2/Lt Rouquette.

2nd Battalion – BRAY TO BOIS DES TAILLES.

Today the battalion instead of going back to CORBIE for a few days rest left BRAY after dinners & marched to BOIS des TAILLES about 1¾ miles along the BRAY-CORBIE ROAD. It is a very pretty spot & most delightful so long as the weather remains fine. The Battn, lives in huts accommodating 36 men.

Battalion on fatigue.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 910.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion -

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE FIELD.

The Battalion stood to ready to move off at ½ hours notice from 8.45am till 2pm. Normal conditions then resumed. Rest of day spent cleaning up.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion – 27^th 28^th 29^th April

The days have been quiet on the whole, but nights have been marked by brisk M.G. & Rifle Fire on the part of the enemy. Our Patrols report that the enemy works on his trenches at night. No hostile Patrols have been encountered. ‘GAS ALERT’ has been the order the whole time as the wind is invariably EAST. Deserters to the 50^th Div on our left have reported the presence of gas in enemy trenches & that it was the intention of the enemy to release gas on the morning of the 28^th. This did not happen. Two prisoners again on the 28^th report that the enemy intends ‘gassing’ our trenches & making an attack with 2 objectives (1) straightening out 2 small salient’s (2) Destroying Mine Shafts which they suspect in our trenches.