The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 26th August 1916

26^th August 1916 –

1st Battalion – FRICOURT WOOD.

The Battalion remained in Brigade reserve and spent the day which was a very wet one in resting.  

2nd Battalion – Bn Paraded at 1 pm and marched to new camp at E.8.C.1.1.

 Details of strength.

Officers 30. O.Rks 839

2/4^th Battalion –

1/5^th Battalion – Training the Brigade exercise on the 16^th inst was repeated – guns were allotted to areas & the 21^st M.B.  was supported both 90^th Punjabis & 1/5 Queen’s. A & C Coys on our right failed to get any messages taken up by the gunners.

Huts D Coy huts were completed & the company moved back into the lines from the isolation camp.

1/6^th Battalion – Extremely quiet, busy improving trenches & wiring at night.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion – A draft of 36 O.R. joined the Bn for duty.

10^th Battalion – Billets –Coy training in semi open tactics.

11^th Battalion –