The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 5th July 1916

5^th July 1916 –

1st Battalion – Working parties of 510 men during day & night. Very few parades in consequence.

2nd Battalion – MINDEN POST.

3.40 pm Marched via HALT FRICOURT CEMETERY and DERNANCOURT to billets at BUIRE.

6.30 pm Albert combd Sheet D.29.b.

20^th Inf Bde TREUK, 22^nd Inf Bde HEILLY.

Strength: Officers 30. Other Ranks 785.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Defence. Owing to the sniping & raiding which is alleged to of taken place on the E side of the city the old No.4 Post was established at its old sight & a new No.5 Post was erected & occupied on the circular bund halfway between No.4 & No.6.

Swimming.  Swimming lessons were started in a shallow part of the river near No.8 Post which has been enclosed.

Death. No.1309 Pte A.Pennell D Coy died of jaundice & was buried at 9.0 am on the 6^th.

1/6^th Battalion – The day was quiet. Found a bomb carrying party of 1 Officer & 60 men “A” & “C” Coys relieved two Companies of the Buffs in CONISTON ST. The 12^th Division moved into X Corps 5^th (Reserve) Army.

The following officers joined the Battalion. Lt C.E.S.Beadle, 2/Lt E.T.Trend, 2/Lt S.V.Vagnolini, 2/Lt R.G.Danks.

Casualties 2/Lt A.J.Sells wounded & 5 O.R. wounded.

7^th Battalion – Page Missing

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Rest Billets.

11^th Battalion – 5 am In accordance with B.O.O. No 11, the frontage occupied by the battalion was increased. Trenches 96 -98 were handed over to the 23^rd Middlesex, and also 7 Trees Redoubt. That portion of the line was occupied by the 10^th Bn the Queen’s was taken over by A&B Companies and 2 Platoons of D Company. The dispositions were then as under –

A Company –

1 Platoon – Lancashire Support farm.

3 Platoons Cheshire Avenue.

B Company –

Trenches 108-111.

C Company –

1 Platoon – Trench 99

1 Platoon Bachelors Walk & part of 985.

1½ Platoons – Paternoster Row.

½ Platoon – Reserve Farm & Fort Paul.

D Company – 2 Platoons & Glasgow Redoubt & 2 Platoons – Trenches 105-107

Also in Fusilier Terrace was 1 Company of 10^th Royal West Kent. They were in support, and came under orders of O.C. Left Sub-Sector. Second Lieutenant R. Love and 2 O.R. wounded by the premature bursting of a rifle grenade, which they were in the act of firing.