The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 10th July 1916

10^th July 1916 –

1st Battalion – Remained in billets resting. Excellent bathing facilities in stream and canal and all Battalion bathed – Drums played in the evening.

Special order received from Gen Haking cmg XI Corps on Division leaving his Corps.

G.O.C.

33^rd Division

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I wish you to convey to all ranks in your Division my great appreciation of the successful operations they have carried out during the time they have been in the Corps, operations which have received frequently the approbation of the General Officer Commanding the First Army, and of the Commander-in-Chief.

The many raids that have been undertaken by the 33^rd Division have furnished models for other Divisions, newly arrived from England to join the Corps, and the two recently carried out by the GLASGOW HIGHLANDERS and the ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS respectively, have shown a brilliance in design and gallantry in execution which could not of been surpassed.

I have to thank all ranks for the ready response that they have made whenever I have called upon them to undertake any offensive operations. I have found a fine fighting spirit throughout the Division at all times, and it is with the greatest regret that I have to say “Good-bye”.

I have seen and spoken to nearly all the officers and many of the N.C.O’s and men of the Division and I shall regret your departure more than that of any of the sixteen Divisions that have been in my Corps since it was formed, because you are all such fine fighting soldiers.

I wish you ‘God speed and victory’, and I hope before the end of the war that I may again have the high honour of including the 33^rd Division in the XI Corps under my command.

R. Haking, Lieut General

Commanding XI Corps.

2nd Battalion – Coy Training – Coys bathed in RIVER ANCRE near VILLE in the afternoon.

Strength: Officers 30.

Other Ranks 1058.

Draft of 109.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Death. 5021 Pte A.Earl D Coy having died of cholera last night was buried at 7.0 am.

5103 Pte H.Stuart D Coy died of heatstroke at BASRA.

Medical. In view of the prevalence of disease the C.O. had a long conference with Company Commanders & the Medical Officer with the following result.

(a) It was decided to close the coffee shop run by an Indian contractor with Arab servants.

(b) as it was thought men were not eating sufficiently with the dinners served at 4.0 pm (about the hottest hour of the day now) times for meals were altered so that dinners for all except those going on duty to be served at 7.30 pm.

Death.  2524 Pte A.Hackman D Coy died of cholera & was buried at 7.0 am on the 11^th.

1/6^th Battalion – The Battalion remained in billets & cleaned up.

7^th Battalion – Page Missing

8^th Battalion – Quiet day. ‘Salvage’ work continued.

10^th Battalion – Rest Billets. Wounded No 6462 L.C. H. Roberts.

11^th Battalion –