The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 2nd July 1916

2^nd July 1916 –

1st Battalion – heavy rifle grenade, T.M. & artillery bombardment by us 12.15 am – 1.15 am; 2^nd Worcesters and 16^th K.R.R. carried out raids on CUINCHY front; Worcesters very successful, killing many & bringing in about a dozen prisoners; K.R.R. got enfiladed by M.G. fire & suffered heavily. Our trenches somewhat knocked about by enemy retaliation. Repaired damage all day; some T.M. activity.

Casualties 1 killed, 1 wounded.

2nd Battalion – FRITZ TRENCH.

7 am A lot of movement noticed in BOTTOM WOOD, giving our machine guns a good target

11 am Bn moving forward via BEETLE ALLEY captured CLIFF TRENCH 7 occupied WHITE TRENCH, Bn Hd Qrs in QUEEN’S NULLAH –

Captain Foster with headquarters bombers captured a machine gun & ammunition & 5 prisoners in CLIFF TRENCH this M.G. section were surprised & made very little resistance after a few bombs had been throw at them.

Two 77 mm. Field guns, abandoned by the enemy, were found about 150x N of WHITE TRENCH –

1.30 pm 3^rd objective S.25.b.4.5 – X29.b.5.6 made good – The work of consolidating & placing M.G. & Lewis Guns in position was started – WHITE TRENCH was only from 2’ to 3’ deep in places which necessitated some hard digging –

7.30 pm Durham Fd Coy R.E. brought up materials & assisted in making strong points at X.29.b.9.0. – (L) X.29.b.5.6 strengthened (M) X.30.a.5.2 – (K) – Left flank strengthened by wiring from M- QUEENS NULLAH & placing two m. Guns to sweep the West side of wire –

Situation .

1/S.Staffs, 21^st Manch, Regt less 1 Coy in MAMETZ – 22^nd Manch R, FRITZ TRENCH – 2^nd QUEEN’S CLIFF TRENCH, WHITE TRENCH – Hd Qrs QUEEN’S NULLAH. 1^st Coy 21^st Manch, R, in West end of QUEEN’S NULLAH.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion –

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES (opposite OVILLERS).

Quiet day. Battalion received orders to make all preparations to attack at dawn. Front line was shelled during the day. During the day the Battn took over the front line of the Brigade, but moved back to original position during the night.

Casualties 4 wounded.

7^th Battalion – Page Missing

8^th Battalion – KEMMEL DEFENCES were reconnoitred by O’s C Coys etc, orders being obtained from the O.C. KEMMEL DEFENCES whose H.Q. are at LOCRE. Working party of 400 found by Bn at night. 200 worked on cable laying at LYNDEN HOEK, and 200 on KEMMEL.

10^th Battalion – Trenches – Heavy artillery fire by our gunners – reply fairly well sustained, no casualties.

11^th Battalion –