The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 30th June 1916

30^th June 1916 –

1st Battalion – Fairly quiet day. We bombarded enemy front line successfully with 18 pounders in afternoon. Mine exploded just on our right in R.W.F. craters at 4.10pm. Enemy strafed heavily with L.H.V. shells, T.M’s & rifle grenades from 11 to 11.30pm.

Casualties 1 wounded. Draft of 13 other ranks arrived today.

L.M. Crofts Lt Col

Cmdg 1/Queen’s.

2nd Battalion – “Y1” day. Bn packed up ready to move off at 11-15pm to assembly trenches.

Officers 43.    Other Ranks 969.

F.C. Longbourne.

Comdg, 2^nd Queen’s.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Corpl Crundwell & Pte Pritchard left for Basra en route for England to join cadet units for training for commissions.

Lieut Stoop & a party embarked on T 1 to go down river to HAKIKA marking out the graves of those who fell in actions preceding capture of NASARIYEH.

Strength of Battn 26 Officers 1060 Other Ranks.

In NASARIYEH 55 Officers 1004 Other Ranks.

W.P. Spens

Lt & Adjt  1/5 Queen’s.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets till 8.30pm when we marched to BRESLE by the AMIENS-ALBERT road arrived at 11pm. one man fell out.

H.F. Warden

Lt Colonel.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Billets – Killed G/10239 Pte F.Smith.

Trenches occupied 103-112 – Bde on or right 123^rd I.B.Battn on left 21 K.R.R.

In the Field     

R.Oakley Lieut Colonel

Commdg 10 Queens.

11^th Battalion –