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

20^th June 1916 –

1st Battalion – Baths for remainder of battalion. 100 men on carrying parties.

2nd Battalion – Every available man on ammunition fatigue.

Officers 36.    Other Ranks 967.

2/4^th Battalion – Two Companies moved out to Railhead to relieve two Companies of 1/4^th R. Sussex Regt.

1/5^th Battalion – 2361 Pte F.J. Payne B Coy & machine gunner having died of cholera on the 17^th inst was buried at 6.30 am.

All available N.C.O’s & men not in musketry on practicing loading were put at Lieut Mountford’s disposal to move the huts of the 1/2  Sussex Battery across the river for occupation by the 1/2  Kent Battery who have arrived to relieve the former. Owing to the manner in which the huts had been built this proves very difficult.

The Battn is to be inoculated for cholera, a start was made with B Coy at 5pm & one Coy will be done daily. 

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion went for route march through FLESSELLES – TALMAS & back to billets, no men fell out on the march Lt Rawlinson left Battn to join the Machine Gun Corps.

7^th Battalion – Lieut V. Hook 625 Sgt Smallbones C.G. & L/Cpl Rowe P. Mentioned in despatches by Gen Sir Haig d/15/6/16.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – In the trenches.

11^th Battalion – Slightly increased activity in artillery and sniping. Nothing to report.