The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 7th May 1916

7^th May 1916–

1st Battalion – Quieter day; very little shelling or T.M. fire, but bombing round QUEEN’S crater all night.

5 wounded; 1 wounded at duty yesterday admitted to hospital.

2nd Battalion – The Battalion relieved the 21^st Bn. The Manchester Regt in the trenches. Two Companies are in the front line & 2 Companies in dug-out in Grantown. B & C Trenches, A & D Grantown. At the present time the accommodation is bad & the men are rather crowded. Headquarters are in BRAY but will probably move soon to GRANTOWN.

Officers 35.    Other Ranks 905.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Church Parade Service at 7.30am in Fort Ditch as the church was flooded.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battn attended Brigade Devine Service at 11am Capt R.A.M. Bassett 6^th Bn The Queens Regt, appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General 20^th Division.

7^th Battalion – Capt J.R. Walpole, Capt I.P.W. Bennett, and 2/Lt D. Neilson-Terry departed on leave. Lt W. Wigham-Richardson 2/Lts M. Shuldham-Legh, H. Whittet, & F.L. Gammon admitted to hospital. All companies on fatigue.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion –5am The Bn (less “A” Coy Capt Bessell) entrained for STEENBECQUE.

5pm “A” Coy entrained for EBBLINGHEM.

11^th Battalion – STRAZEELE.

The training of the battalion was continued without delay – chiefly in various phases of trench

warfare.