The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 6th December 1915

6^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – ON MOVE.

Battn, relieved by 2/Oxfords by 1.15pm and marched back to billets in BETHUNE. (Rue d’Aire)

2nd Battalion – MOLLIENS – VIDARES.

Bde Hd Qrs. Staffords & ourselves billeted here – quite comfortable.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 763.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry.  

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 5th December 1915

5^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day.

2nd Battalion – The Battalion marched at 2pm to LILLERS & entrained. En route to III army area.

Strength 23 Officers. – 677 Other Ranks. 76 animals, 24 vehicles. Arrived SALEUX 12.40am 6^th inst. Detrained in 2 hrs 40 min. Marched to Billets at MOLLIENS – VIDARES arriving there at 9am, 6^th inst.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 763.

To Hospital 2.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry.

7^th Battalion – Continued rain caused much damage to our trenches. 2 Lieut T.C. Filby joined.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th December 1915

4^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day.

2nd Battalion – BOURECQ.

Billets. Rain all day.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 765.

 To Hospital 3.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry.

7^th Battalion – SUB-SECTOR D.3. BECOURT.

11.55am Our miners fired mine at F 3 c. Artillery cooperated.

5pm Enemy fired mine at F 3 c & shelled our mine-heads there. Our artillery replied. We suffered no

casualties or damage to trenches. 1 Company of 16^th Lancashire Fusiliers attached to the Battalion
for instruction

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 3rd December 1915

3^rd December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Quiet day. 1 Coy of 17^th R.Fusiliers attached for 24 hours.

2nd Battalion – Battalion marched to billets at BOURECQ at 10.15am.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 768.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry.  

7^th Battalion –The Battalion relieved 8^th East Surrey Regt in sub-sector D3 by day. Thigh gum boots were used by all the men in trenches, which had suffered severely from frosts & heavy rain & had become very muddy. Sufficient steel helmets were available for use of sentries. 

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 2nd December 1915

2^nd December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – B1 SECTION.

Battn, paraded at 9am and marched to PONT FIXE. Relief of 2/HLI completed by 1pm. Right Flank on canal left flank near FINCHELEY ROAD. 1 Coy of 17^th R.Fusiliers attached for 24 hours.

2nd Battalion – Company parades. Fine day, rain at night.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 768.

1/5^th Battalion - BOMBAY.

7am Fatigue party loaded heavy luggage

9.45am Battalion began to embark on H.M.T. ELEPHANTA, Completed by 11.15 a.m.

2.15pm Ship sailed, on board HQ 34th Infantry Brigade Brig. Gen TIDSWELL Capt, ROWLANDSON 38th Infantry Bde. Major Capt ETHERIDGE 7th Inf. Staff Capt. 1/5th Queens; Strength 27 officers 657 other ranks, one man left in hospital at BOMBAY. Details of S & T, Field Ambulances etc.

Lt Colonel BRODRICK O.C. Troops

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to record.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 1st December 1915

1^st December 1915 – 

1st Battalion – BETHUNE.

Draft of 81 Other Ranks joined.

2nd Battalion – EUSNETTE.

Company parades. Fine day, rain at night.

Officers 32.    Other Ranks 768.

To Hospital 1.

2/4^th Battalion – Battalion (to which the 1/4th R, Sussex was linked) quartered in dugouts on E: slope of LALA BABA and occupied in digging trenches round the Hill. There was considerable spasmodic shelling by enemy and on DEC 2nd one shell killed one officer (TEMP, CAPT, HEWETT) and 2 N.C.O's and wounded 3 men. Weather on the whole was fine, days warm and nights cold.

1/5^th Battalion -Arrived KALYAN 8.30 a.m. & were not allowed to leave before schedule time at 12.15 p.m. Arrived BOMBAY.

2pm On arrival Battalion with kits and animals moved to Cooperage Camp, where they spent the night of 1 - 2 Dec. Officers less orderly officer in Camp put up free at TAJ MAHAL hotel. Heavy luggage shunted round direct to docks. 2 ponies delivered.

1/6^th Battalion – LIERES.

Remained in billets, training & Bombing classes continued. Musketry. Draft of 87 Other Ranks received.

7^th Battalion – VILLE_SUR_ANCRE.

In billets nothing to record.

8^th Battalion – The 24^th Division remained at NORDAUSQUES, PAS de CALAIS during this month in Corps reserve (5^th Corps). The Battalion was engaged in Training the whole time, especially with respect to Grenade Coy. Machine Gunners, Snipers., Signallers.

At the end of the month there were in the Battalion

154 trained Grenadiers.

60 trained Machine Gunners.

22 trained Snipers.

37 trained Signallers.

Various competitions were held in the Division e.g. Football, Cross Country Run, Sniping etc. The Battalion gained second place to the 9^th E.Surrey Regt in the Cross Country Run, and we held 2^nd

place to the 1^st N.Staffs in the sniping Competition. 

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 30th November 1915

30^th November 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Battn, relieved by 2/Oxfords and came into billets in BETHUNE, (RUE D’AIRE).

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 769.

To Hospital Nil.

From Hospital Nil.

Billets. Company parades – wiring revetting etc. Fine day rain at night.

H. ALLARDICE Capt.

2/4^th Battalion – GALLIPPOLI.

The Battalion has been employed on digging the defences of the left section of the hill and on garrison work at night.

E. HERBERT Lieut. & Adj. For O.C. 2/4th Queen's Regt.

1.11.15  1st-13^th

1/5^th Battalion - Arrived ITARSI 9.58am again owing to bad engines.

Left ITARSI 10.0am extra delay owing to hopeless inadequacy of hot water arrangements only 200 pints ready instead of 654.

Train had also to be watered.

Arrived KANDWA 2.30pm 

Left KANDWA 3.40pm 

Arrived BHURSAWAL 6.10pm

Left BHURSAWAL 7.30pm.

1/6^th Battalion – Training continued. Strength of Battn – 27 Officers – 715 Other Ranks, of the latter – 14 were in Hospital Sick 21 away from Battn on extra regimental employ, of the officers 7 were away sick or on Courses.

7^th Battalion – In billets nothing to report.

M. KEMP WELCH Capt, & Adjt.

7^th (Service) Bn, The Queen’s (R.W.S. Regt.)

8^th Battalion – Training continued. Grenade Pit & trenches dug, Rifle Range & Machine Gun range chosen.

 W.R.G. BYE.