The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th June1916

4^th June 1916 –

1st Battalion – Church parade in an orchard. Lt Col Crofts took over command of 100^th Bde, during absence on leave of Brig, Gen, Baird; Major Parnell assumed command of battalion. Draft of 42 other ranks of 4^th Royal Fusiliers arrived today, bringing battalion up to one under strength; the majority had been previously wounded & average age was higher than usual; four of them afterwards marked P.B.

2nd Battalion – Enemy very active with Trench Mortars, blowing in our trenches in several places & burying men. Our Artillery retaliated on their front line.

Officers 36.    Other Ranks 943.

Draft 6.

Wounded 1.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – 5.30 pm The Garrison Duties were reorganised as under – The patrol from No.4 Post E along city wall was handed over to detachment in the Barracks.

No 4 Post 7 Rifles by night 4 by day) have to be joined by us.

No 7 Post 7 Rifles by night) have to be joined by us.

While at No 6 Post 26 rifles as supports are stationed at night. These supports finding 2 continuous patrols of 3 rifles each (1) patrolling E along circular Bund to No 4 Post (2) W along circular bund to the river.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & attended Brigade Church Parade.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion – A draft of 18 O.R. arrived for duty with this Bn, consisting of men of the 2^nd Entrenching Bn. Physical efficiency good. These men were drafted to A Coy of the Bn.

The day was marked by heavy shelling & trench mortaring of the ground behind C3 & D1 & D2 by the enemy. Our ‘heavies’ replied effectively and the enemy’s firing ceased.

10^th Battalion – TRENCHES.

Moved into trenches No 103 to 112 PLOEGSEERT in relief of 12^th East Surrey Regiment. G/7512 Pte A.Farr wounded by sniper.

11^th Battalion –