The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 11th July 1916

11^th July 1916 –

1st Battalion – MORLANCOURT.

Marched at 7.30 am to MORLANCOURT 12 miles – Town very full and no billets for officers who slept in a loft.

During afternoon the 2^nd Battn under command of Lt Col Longbourne marched through the town. In the evening all the mens packs were collected and stored.

2nd Battalion – 2.30 pm marched via MORLANCOURT (where we passed the 1^st Bn in billets here) W of BOIS DES TAILLES to CITADEL in F.21.d. where the Bn. Bivouacked.

5. pm CITADEL.

22^nd Inf Bde 91^st Inf Bde in area F.21. :- 20^th Bde Minden Post.

Strength:

Officers 30.

Other Ranks 1059.

1 From hospital.

2/4^th Battalion – FRONT LINE.

Battn relieved the 2/4 R.W.Kent Regt in front line, taking over posts on left half of “B” Subsection frontage. Work consists of wiring, making trenches. Training of Lewis Gunners, Grenadiers, Runners & etc has been carried out.

R.J.Few Major

O.C. 2/4 Queen’s.

1/5^th Battalion –

1/6^th Battalion – WARLOY.

The Battalion proceeded to LOUVENCOURT at 9.48 am arriving at 12.50 pm. No man fell out on the line of march. The 12^th Division is now in the VIII Corps 5^th (Reserve) Army.

7^th Battalion – Page Missing

8^th Battalion – Quiet day. A great amount of ‘salvage’ was returned to the Stores from the trenches. On the night of the 11/12^th July, the front held by 72 I.B. was re-adjusted.

The front allotted to the 72 I.B. holding the right sector of the 24^th Div front, will be as follows :-

From R. DOUVE to Trench 140 (U 1 b 21) inclusive (U 8 a 4½ 2¼).

Right boundary – From point where front trench crosses the R. DOUVE to road junction U 7 b 21 (including WINTER TRENCH) thence along to RED LODGE, and thence along the main road to PETIT PONT and T 25 d. central  Boundary between Right (72^nd) and Centre (73^rd) Brigades the NEUVE EGLISE-MESSINES Road (as far as ST QUENTIN CABARET inclusive to 72^nd and thence forward to 73^rd I.B.)

The 8^th Queen’s on relief moved into Bde Reserve at RED LODGE T.18.d.6.4½. the 9^th E. Surrey Regt moving from RED LODGE to the right section of trenches.

10^th Battalion – TRENCHES.

Took over trenches 112 to 120. 123^rd Infantry Bde on our right 26^th Royal Fusrs, on our left.

11^th Battalion – Nothing worthy of note. 2 Lt C.A. Lindup slightly wounded & 2 O.R. wounded.