The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 10th May 1916

10^th May 1916–

1st Battalion – Ordinary routine. Working parties of 180 men again.

2nd Battalion – Cold day. Fairly quiet in the line. Enemy’s Machine Guns getting more active every night.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 897.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Work continued as yesterday, 100 N.C.O’s & men on Bund left bank, reliefs of 200 throughout the day on the right bank. In addition 100 worked on special fatigue work in connection with the arrival of the 42^nd Brigade who marched from BASRA & started to arrive about 8.30am.

A column had left NASARIYEH on the 7^th & marched to KHAMASIYEH to meet the incoming Brigade. 6 signallers were sent under Capt Stoodley from the Battn to keep communication with NASARIYEH. This they succeeded in doing satisfactorily using helio by day lamp (Begbie) by night. Distance 10 miles.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & continued training.

7^th Battalion – All companies on fatigue.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Billets – Bayonet fighting, musketry, Phy, training etc.

11^th Battalion – A party of 5 officers and 20 N.C.O’s of A Coy proceeded to trenches for a course of 2 days.