The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th July 1916

28^th July 1916 –

1^st Battalion – Battalion Route March starting 8.45 am, route towards ALBERT and back round BUIRE-SUR-ANCRE. Back in camp by 11.15 am. C.O. lectured all officers & effective N.C.O’s in afternoon on points to be observed in open warfare. Company training after tea. Draft 23 Other Ranks – 6^th 7^th & 10^th Battns Queen’s.

Fresh N.C.O’s (Bde) Bayonet Fighting Class commenced.

2^nd Battalion – Coy training – Gen Watts inspected last drafts, all of whom took part in operations of 14^th to 16^th inst –

Strength:

Officers 27.

Other ranks 750.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Transport The 64 1^st line mules were officially put on charge of the Battn but were ordered to remain in the lines of the 22^nd Mule Corps, any such arrangement makes the question of regimental responsibility for materials etc difficult.

1/6^th Battalion – The day was quiet. Battn furnished working party of 1 officer 50 O.R. to work under R.E. most of the day was spent cleaning up trenches & collecting salvage, besides burying the dead. 2/Lieut E.T. Trend was wounded during the day.

Casualties 1 officer wounded O.R. 2 killed 9 wounded.

7^th Battalion – HONDEGHEM.

Battn marched off at 10 am to HONDEGHEM where it went into billets for the night.

8^th Battalion – The Bn remained at FOURDRNOY

10^th Battalion – Normal – Killed No G/7719 Pte F.W. Milliner.

11^th Battalion – Two shells burst in our transport lines, killing 3 men, and wounding 10 others. Sec, Lieut H.M. Todd joined from 9^th Bn The Buffs.

Total Casualties during the month.

Officers -

Killed - Nil

Wounded – 4.

Other Ranks –

Killed – 14.

Wounded 47.

Died of Wounds 5.

Evacuated Sick 21.

H.B. Burnaby     Lt Col.

Comdg 11th Queen’s.