The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 9th April 1916

9^th April 1916–

1st Battalion – Usual light shelling; very quiet on whole. No reply to our snipers or rifle grenades, 1 killed, 1 wounded. Good patrol by 2/Lt Buckner & L. Cpl Mitchel.

Two coys. 17^th K.R.R. left after instruction.

Lt Symons granted leave to England; admitted to hospital; had not rejoined by end of month.

2nd Battalion – Whole Battalion on fatigues.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 904.

From Hospital 2.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Church Parade. C.O. inspected huts occupied of which 12 were now completed & 280 N.C.O’s & men housed in them. 2/Lieut Hopkins I.A.R.O. arrived for attachment.

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion remained in billets & furnished Ration & working parties under R.E.

Casualties 1 wounded.

7^th Battalion – Lieut Col F.B.B Pickard proceeded to 4^th ARMY SCHOOL for 1 weeks course – Command of the Battalion devolved on Captain C.M.W. Price “B” Coy -

8^th Battalion –