The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th August 1916

4^th August 1916 –

1st Battalion – Reveille 5.45 am Breakfasts at 6.30 am Battalion moved off on Route March 7.30 am getting back to camp about 10.15 am.

Commanding officer & O.C. B & C Coys went up to reconnoitre the line held by the forward Brigade of the 51^st Div at 3 pm returning at 8 pm. A & D Coys did night operations at about 9.45 pm. Orders were received that the Bde would relieve  a Bde of the 51^st Div in the line on the night of 6^th/7^th.

Capt Godfrey rejoined from Training Centre ETAPLES and took over 2^nd in command.

2nd Battalion – 11.30 am – G.O.C.IV Army inspected 91^st Inf, Bde, near VAUX. In a short address the G.O.C. thanked the Bde for the good work they had done during the recent operations.

3 pm – 20^th Bde Gymkhana, Lieut Col F.C. Longbourne D.S.O. won the open jumping competition on NIMROD.

Details of strength.

Officers 27. O.Rks 770.

5 to Hospital.

2/4^th Battalion – KANTARA.

Battn moved to KANTARA & bivouaced there for the night.

1/5^th Battalion – Operations The Battn was ordered to find party of 1 Officer & 25 N.C.O’s & men to work on SHATRA ROAD & prepare it for wheeled traffic.

6 am – The Battn paraded as strong as possible & took part in a garrison Church Parade in connection with the anniversary of the declaration of War, held on river bank by T pier at 6.30 am.

Outposts Orders were received from G.O.C. 15^th Divnl to send out nightly until further orders a picquet of 1 N.C.O. & 6 men to point where circular bund & old City wall met where No 4 Post was during floods.

11.45 pm – Two parties of about 10 Arabs each sniped camp From N of No 6 Post apparently from nullah about 400 yards off. On supports & 4^th Coy Sappers & miners replying withdrew.

1/6^th Battalion – RIBBLE ST & THE TRENCHES.

The Battalion received orders at 1.30 am to move forthwith to RIBBLE STREET where it arrived about 3 am & there it remained the night, at 4 pm it proceeded to the trenches N of OVILLERS & relieved 7^th East Surrey Regt relief was complete at 6 pm. Enemy shelled OVILLERS heavily during relief.

Casualties 3 killed 10 wounded “B” Coy were Left Coy D Coy Right “A & C” were in support.

7^th Battalion – Coy Commanders & C.S.M’s proceeded forward in morning to be shown over new sector. Reinforcements 1 O.R. joined the Battn.

8^th Battalion –

10^th Battalion – Normal – Battn employed on fatigues.

11^th Battalion –