The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 20th May 1916

20^th May 1916–

1st Battalion – Ordinary routine. Lecture to battalion signallers by divisional signals officer in morning, cautioning against German listening apparatus.

2nd Battalion – Germans were very active with rifle grenades, killing two men.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 867.

To Hospital 6.

Killed 2.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Hours of work altered so that instead of working by reliefs the whole Battn worked from 6.0 – 9.0 am & 4.0 – 7.0 pm. The Army Commander left.

Altho’ the river has started to fall the C.R.E. required a full working day but hours of work were now finally modified to 6.0 – 9.0 am & 5.0 – 7.0 pm.

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

7^th Battalion – Lt Shuldham-Legh, Lt O.E. Saltmarsh, Lt V. hook proceeded on leave – Enemy fired several shells into BRAY – between 8am and 9am causing several casualties to the 1^st Bn South Staffordshire Regt. We sustained no casualties. Very little damage was done to buildings -

8^th Battalion – 20^th – 24th This tour passed quietly on our front. ‘GAS ALERT’ was the order for the greater part of the time. On the afternoon of the 22^nd our ‘Heavies’ burst two gas cylinders in the Enemy trench opposite D 2 & D 3.

10^th Battalion – Billets – Outterstien.

11^th Battalion –