The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 17th July 1916

17^th July 1916 –

1st Battalion – MAMETZ WOOD.

Battalion remained in bivouacs near MAMETZ WOOD, quiet day until about 8.0 pm when valley was shelled intermittently with 5.9’s – At 10.0 pm orders received to prepare to move & relieve 13^th North Fus. 62^nd Bde in MARMETZ WOOD. Battalion moved about 11.0 pm and took up position with 3 coys inside NW edge of the wood and one company on West edge – Battn H Qrs in centre of wood near track running N & S through it – Relief completed by 3.0 am 18^th.

Casualties – 3 O.R. Wounded.

2nd Battalion – Men bathed in crater holes near the D –

Coys checking & refitting –

Wooden crosses made & put up over graves of officers & men who fell in operations 1^st to 4^th July –

Strength:

Officers 20.

Other ranks 754.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion –

1/6^th Battalion – Battalion remained in billets & continued training. Battn received a draft of 119 O.R.

7^th Battalion – Nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – The Bn, remained in Bde, Reserve.

10^th Battalion – Relieved in trenches by 21 K.R.R. & went into rest billets at Papot. In the evening called for volunteers for special raiding party 140 men required – could of got them several times over. Officers selected. Capt Surtherland, Lt Hopkinson, 2 Lt Burgess, 2 Lt Ransom, 2 Lt serby.

11^th Battalion –