The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 23rd May 1916

23^rd May 1916 – 

1st Battalion – Brigade route march via Oblingham, Gonnehem, Choques & Vendin; started 6.15 am back at 10.45 am. Lecture to all officers on “Discipline & F.G.C.M.’s –

Battalion boxing contests at Annezin in evening; some very good fighting.

2/Lt Bower joined battalion.

2nd Battalion – One man was wounded by a rifle grenade. Enemy very active with rifle grenades.

Officers 37.    Other Ranks 922.

1 Attached.

1 man wounded

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion -

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & furnished working party 450 strong to dig trenches on Hill 140 1 mile N of BOMY.

7^th Battalion – BRAY TO PICQUIGNY.

The Battalion moved from billets BRAY parading at 4 am & marched to MERICOURT Station entraining there at 8 am proceeded to PICQUIGNY – going into billets. Lieut Col F.B.B. Pickard joined the Battalion at MERICOURT Station having returned from leave – The Regimental Transport under – Lieut Romney T.O. proceeded to VAUX-SUR-SOMME by road – the sick & lame men proceeded to PICQUIGNY by barge – from BRAY – under the command of Lt B.C. Haggard, Lieut Col F.B.B. Pickard received orders to proceed to England & left by the 6.30 pm train – Lieut A. Anderson rejoined from leave also 2/Lt G. Dandridge.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Billets – Outterstien.

11^th Battalion –