The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 7th July 1916

7^th July 1916 –

1st Battalion – BUSNETTES.

After some delay while waiting for transport, moved off at 1.0 am & marched via BETHUNE & CHOQUES to BUSNETTES, arriving 4.40 am. Distance, 9 miles. Were billeted here in quite good billets; troops rested all day. In evening, got orders to be ready to move at 1 hours notice next morning.

2nd Battalion – Physical Training – Musketry & Arm, drill – Lewis gun & bombing classes started.

Strength: Officers 30. Other Ranks 785.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Death. No.4483 Pte E.Foster D Coy died of cholera and was buried at 6.45 pm.

1/6^th Battalion – At 7.30 am we opened intense bombardment on enemy trenches, smoke barrage was put up at 7.15 am but owing to wind being wrong was not continued. At 8.30 am the attack was started & enemy opened M.G. & rifle fire, 36^th Inf Bde suffered severe losses, but captured some of the German trenches. Our front line was bombarded we had 1 Killed 10 Wounded.

7^th Battalion – Page Missing

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Rest Billets.

11^th Battalion – Enemy’s 16 pounders and snipers were more active than usual, especially during the evening. Captain W. Sharpe accidentally wounded and O.R. 1 accidentally wounded.