Thursday, 16 June 2016

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 16th June1916

16th June 1916 –

1st Battalion – Considerable T.M. acivity all day; “Minnie” active. 1 O.P. knocked out.
Casualties, 9 wounded (1 died of wounds).
2nd Battalion – Shouting Drill for Junior officers. Physical Training. Musketry. Bayonet Fighting. Wiring.
Officers 37.    Other Ranks 942.
1 from Hosp.
B.H. Hayes joins T.M. Battery.
2/4th Battalion
1/5th Battalion – 3 officers arrived from the Base 2/Lieuts Bell, Morris, Smart, all from 3/5th Queen’s. They had been kept 3 weeks at base before being able to get up.
4.30pm A machine gun & 4 ptes went on the G.O.C’s launch out on the flood water N of One Tree Post & fired at two villages which had been sniping the Post during the last two evenings. They fired 1024 rounds. They estimated they inflicted some loss.
1/6th Battalion – The Battalion entrained at LILLERS at 6.51am and detrain at LONGUEAU from thence marched to NAOURS arriving at 11.30pm. The Division is now in Fourth Army, Third Corps.
7th Battalion BRONFAY FARM.
Promulgation of proceedings of F G C M on No 551 Sgt Percival A.G. reduced to the ranks – 7th Batt The Buffs relieved the Batt in A2 Subsector. Relief complete 4.30pm. Total casualties during the time in trenches 4 wounded – Batt: H.Q. and one Coy returned to BRONFAY FARM. Three Coys returned to BULLON WOOD.
8th Battalion – 








10th Battalion

11th Battalion – 

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