The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 1st August 1916

1^st August 1916 –

1st Battalion – Near ALBERT.

Training was carried out under Company arrangements.

2nd Battalion – ST SAUVEUR.

Coy training. All officers of the rank of Capt & under attended a lecture on “Advance & Flank Guards” by G.O.C. 91^st Bde at 4.30 pm. Cricket – Queen’s 103, S. Staffs 73.

Details of strength.

Officers 27. O.Rks 775

2 to Hospital.

2/4^th Battalion – FRONT LINE.

Battalion forms part of “B” Sub-section, No 2 Section Suez Canal Defences, and is split up amongst posts on left half o Sub section frontage. Work consists of making trenches, filling in old trenches & wiring. Training of Lewis Gunners, Signallers, Grenadiers, runners & c carried out.

1/5^th Battalion – NASARIYEH.

Leave – Three officers Capt P.R. Whittington,Capt J.E.B. Jardine who have been suffering with jaundice for some time and Lieut G.C. Cleverley who has been feeling the effects of the heat for a considerable time, were given one months leave & left for BASRA en route for BOMBAY.

1/6^th Battalion – MARTINSART WOOD.

The Battalion furnished working parties under R.E. During the night enemy sent over a few shells into the wood, one burst amongst the huts wounding 7 men.

7^th Battalion – FLETRE.

Company training proceeded. 2/Lt C.H. Gaywood & 2/Lt C.W. Rogers joined the battalion and were taken on the strength accordingly and posted to “B” & “C” Companies respectively.

8^th Battalion – MORLANCOURT.

The Bn paraded at 5.30 pm and marched from MORLANCOURT via road junction K 6 d 9 8 (Bde Starting Point) Cross Roads L.1.a.5.1, thence N.E. to FILIFORM TREE and track, to SAND PIT (E.18.d.3.1.) 31 tents were pitched; the remainder of the men were in bivouacs.

10^th Battalion – Battn occupies Trenches 103 – 111 being on the right Btn of the centre sector of the 41^st Division. The trenches on our right are held by the 123^rd I. Bde. During the day the following casualties occurred :- Wounded No G/10301 Pte G. Goodman. Killed No G/10058 Sergt A.H. Cheeseman.

11^th Battalion – TRENCHES.

The Battalion was relieved by the 10^th Bn R.W. Kent Regiment and went back into the usual billets in LE BIZET, where after a good days rest , working parties were continued executing important work in PLOEGSTEERT WOOD under supervision of Royal Engineers.