The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 3rd June 1916

3^rd June 1916 –

1st Battalion – Ordinary routine. Cricket match, Officers V. Sergeants in afternoon. The Sergeants won.

2nd Battalion – Last night a raid was carried out on BULGAR POINT on our right by 22^nd Manchester Regt. After a heavy bombardment of the enemy’s line our raiding party entered. They shot several Germans & bombed Dug-outs. On returning unfortunately our party got caught up in the enemy’s wire whilst helping two of our wounded. Meanwhile the Germans had come up & started bombing our party, inflicting rather heavy losses on them. Our party returned with 3 prisoners, one of whom was killed on the way back. The retaliation on our sector was not severe & our casualties, considering the circumstances were slight.

Officers 36.    Other Ranks 938.

To Hosp 3.

Wounded 12.

Killed 2.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – 9 am The Turkish Prisoners Camp Guard was handed over to 1/4 Dorsets much to the satisfaction of the rank and file.

8.30 am A draft of 28 N.C.O’s & men from LUCKNOW & 5 others from the base arrived, making strength of the Battn in the country 26 officers 1029 other ranks. A number of the draft had been passed unfit for service before the Battn left LUCKNOW on account of eyesight etc but in spite of such continuing incapacities had still been sent.

Major Gen Cowper & Miss Gertrude Lothian Bell arrived on a visit to NASARIYEH.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & continued training.

7^th Battalion – Reinforcements of 106 O.R. arrived 5 am. 100 O.R. Royal Fusiliers. 6 O.R. Queen’s including C.S.M. Hart from base, who took over duties of a/R.S.M. vice a/R.S.M. Greenfield. Brigade Training 8.30 am to 6.30 am.

8^th Battalion – The following ‘distinctions & Awards’ were made on the event of King George V’s birthday :-

Major H.J.C. Peirs – D.S.O.

A Coy – 2326 A/Sgt T. Young – D.C.M.

D Coy – 2611 Cpl C. Duggins – Military Medal.

10^th Battalion – In Reserve billets.

11^th Battalion –