The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th May 1916

28^th May 1916–

1st Battalion – Church parade in morning; the C.O. & 2 coy commanders inspected Village Line behind 15^th Division in morning, owing to expected German attack on Loos Salient. At 4.30 pm received sudden orders to move & proceeded to billets in FOUQUEREVIL. Col Crofts took over command of 100^th Brigade owing to absence on leave of the Brigadier – General.

2nd Battalion – Everything still as usual.

Officers 36.    Other Ranks 956.

1 Att, Draft.

2 to Hos.

2/4^th Battalion – 28^th-31^st May

FERRY POST SUEZ CANAL.

Battalion marched with 160^th Brigade for FERRY POST, relieving 30^th Australian Battalion.

Encamped at Ferry Post. Work consists of providing guards at Bastions forming part of defence of the post & in garrisoning outlying posts at BENCH MARK & RIDGE POST, in working PONTOON Bridge & FERRIES & providing numerous guards & fatigues.

Transport. The Battalion is now complete with horses & vehicles, but is still deficient in saddler.

Strength. During the past month the Battalion has been reinforced by 2 Officers & 74 O.R. It has been diminished by 2 Officers 35 O.R. detached to 160^th Bde, Machine Gun Coy, 1 Officer 28 O.R. to 5^th Coy imperial Camel Corps & 24 O.R. classed by Medical Board as Permanent “B” to Abbassia, Cairo.

Present strength is 34 Off, 843 O.R.

Health. On the whole is good. Inoculation & Vaccination has been interfered with owing to outlying detachments & move, but will now be proceeded with as quickly as possible.

Weather. A heat wave accompanied by gusty squalls of dust occurred from 13/5/16 to 17/5/16. The temperature during this rose to 125˚ in the tents.

A.F. Tredgold

Maj & adj,

For 2/4 Queens.

Ferry Post Camp,

Eygpt.  1/6/1916.

1/5^th Battalion – Church Parade at 8am.

1/6^th Battalion – ALLOUAGNE.

The Battalion remained in billets, under orders to move at short notice.

7^th Battalion – Brigade sports held at PICQUIGNY. Capt I.P.W. Bennett and 2192 a/R.S.M. Greenfield A.F. proceeded to 4^th Army School for course of instruction – 2/Lt F.L. Gammon granted special leave to June 4^th 1916. Lieut C.A. Haggard and Lieut W. Wigham- Richardson returned from leave. Lieut R. Anderson R.A.M.C. proceeded to 4^th Army Mine Rescue School, RIBEMONT.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Billets – Outterstien.

11^th Battalion –