The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 16th August 1916

16^th August 1916 –

1st Battalion – The day passed quietly as usual with exception of a few enemy Trench Mortars which wounded two men otherwise same as day before.

By night there was an inter Company relief “C” Coy relieving “A” Coy in the front line & “D” Coy relieving “B”, the relief was completed without incident. Patrols being out all night as usual.

Draft of 68 O Ranks arrived from England.

2nd Battalion – 10.15 am – G.O.C. 91^st Bde inspected Camp. Coy Training – range firing.

Details of strength.

Officers 29. O.Rks 839.

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Training Tactical exercise in intercommunication between companies & supporting artillery took place in all units in 12^th Bde & for 7^th I.M.A. Bde & B Battery 222^nd Bde R.F.A. under the direction of G.O.C. 12^th Bde. Units were represented by H.Q. Signallers & company commanders. The Bde was ordered to take up a position in front of the village of SHAZ al AZAIN facing E at 6.30 am 43^rd Erinpura’s on left 90^th Punjabis centre 1/5 Queen’s right each with frontage of 500 yards Erinpura’s left on river. The gun’s were allotted to units, & 2 sections 21^st Mountain Battery were allotted to 1/5 Queen’s. The Bde was to retire W. After some confusion in getting into position the retirement started. Communication was kept up satisfactorily but the forms of messages still required further attention.

1/6^th Battalion – BUS.

The battalion proceeded to billets in HALLOY. Two men fell out on the march. The 12^th Division is now in the III Army VI Corps.

7^th Battalion – Quiet day.

Casualties 1 O.R. caused by short burst of our own artillery.

8^th Battalion – The Bn left the trenches at S. End TALUS BOISEE and went to the CRATERS. At 5.40 pm the 9^th E. Surrey Regt attacked the enemy’s strong point at S 30 b 7 2 to S 30 b 7½ 4½ along the SUNKEN ROAD & the trench that runs parallel and East to the SUNKEN ROAD.

This rectangle is S 30 b 7 2, S 30 b 7½ 4½. B.8.4½., b.8.2½.

This attack failed.

10^th Battalion – Normal.

11^th Battalion –