The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 31st August 1915

31^st August 1915 –
1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1026.

To Hospital 1.

From Hospital 2.

F.C. Longbourne. Capt.

1/6^th Battalion – A quiet day. During the afternoon our artillery bombarded the Water Tower in FRELINGHIEN and did considerable damage. (For Strength report at end of month)

2/4^th Battalion – Battn. Relieved by 4th Cheshire's Regt. & moved into reserve at Hill 10.

A. F. TREDGOLD Major & Adjutant 2/4th The Queen's

7^th Battalion – At 8 pm a patrol, .Lt. WIGHAM-RICHARDSON, Cpl. GARRETT & two men, reconnoitred to sapheads N & S of Point 482. German machine gun at 33 D 4.7/3.5 opened for on patrol, which returned safely and reported no work being done on sapheads & wire in front of these only temporary. Cpl. GARRETT was wounded a short time after his return. At 9.50 pm enemy fired 10 round H.E. from field guns at trenches 100 & 101, little damage. Our artillery replied at 10 & 10.7 pm. A draft of 1 sergt., 1 corporal & 28 men under Lt. B. C. HAGGARD, joined the Battalion. They joined their Companies in the trenches immediately.

8^th Battalion – Battalion paraded as on 28 & 29th & moved off for entrainment.

Frimley station, at 2.15 pm.

Embarked at Folkestone at 10pm.

Arriving Boulogne midnight.

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

30^th August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine.

2nd Battalion – Officers 29.    Other Ranks 1028.

To Hospital 3.

From Hospital 1.

The Bn, left LOCON at 5.30am & went to billets at BERGUETTE at 10am route HINGE & BUSNES.

1/6^th Battalion – A very quiet day. The hostile machine guns showed a little activity just after dusk.

7^th Battalion – Enemy shelled TAMBOUR at 10.10 am & 6.10 pm Retaliatory fire from our artillery was obtained in 2 minutes on each occasion.

8^th Battalion – 12.20 Major H. J. C. Peirs, Lieut.J. R. Smith & W. Q. Henriques and 106 NCO and men proceeded from Farnborough (L. & S.W.R.) to Southampton

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 29th August 1915

29^th August 1915 –

 
1st Battalion – Church Parade in Bethune Theater at 11am. The 2^nd Battn, at LOCON today and several officers and men visited them.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 1031.

To Hospital 3.

Capt, Esdaile evacuated to England.

1/6^th Battalion – Quiet day, enemy’s working parties busy. Our snipers claim to have hit 7 of the enemy. Hostile snipers much less active.

7^th Battalion –

8^th Battalion – 11am Battalion paraded as for Active Service and warned that they were for same.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 28th August 1915

28^th August 1915 –

 
1st Battalion – Bedford’s (21^st Bde) relieved the Battn, during afternoon.

Marched to CEMETARY area N.E. BETHUNE & went into billets. One man accidently drowned in open air bath in BETHUNE.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 1031.

The Bn, relieved by 8^th Bn, Gloucester Regt, by 9.30pm. Moved into billets at LOCON.

1/6^th Battalion – IN THE TRENCHES.

A quiet day. The enemy working parties were busy during the night, on their trenches & our machine guns opened fire on them. Our snipers claim to have hit 3 men.

7^th Battalion – At 5.45 pm. enemy camofleted a mine gallery S.E. of THE TAMBOUR slight damaged was done to our parapet, no men of Battn, were injured. At 6.5 pm enemy shelled THE TAMBOUR without doing any material damage. Enemy shelling continued at regular intervals throughout day & night. Thought that enemy opposite sub-sector were relieved during night 29-30th.

8^th Battalion – 10am Battalion paraded as for Active Service and warned that they were for same.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 27th August 1915

 27^th August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – N.E. BETHUNE.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 1033.

To Hospital 2.

1/6^th Battalion – Relieved the 7^th Bn The East Surrey Regt in the trenches, previously occupied by the Battn. The relief commenced from MOTOR CAR CORNER at 8pm and was completed at 9.55pm – Very quiet night.

7^th Battalion – A quiet day. Nothing to report.

8^th Battalion – All Leave of absence ceased, Officers, N C O and men ordered to rejoin before 12.0 midnight. 

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 26th August 1915

26^th August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine. One Company on mining fatigue at GIVENCHY.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 987.

Killed 1.

To Hospital 3.

Wounded 2.

Reinforcements 50.

From Hospital 2.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets – rested -

7^th Battalion – Germans were seen working on sap head near point 479.

6.15pm 10 rounds of H E were fired into trenches 99, 100 & 101, short length of parapet was destroyed. Enemies transport was heard between 8.30 & 9pm on roads N of FRICOURT.

4.30pm 2 German machine guns opened fire, their locations were located & fire was opened on them by B/84, who had taken place of 123 Battery, at 5.30pm.

6.30pm Enemy retaliated with H E on trenches 99 & 100.

8^th Battalion – Nothing to report, nearly all officers, and men away on leave.

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 25th August 1915

25^th August 1915 – 

1st Battalion – Ordinary Routine. One Company on mining fatigue at GIVENCHY.

2nd Battalion – Officers 30.    Other Ranks 985.

From Hospital 2.

1/6^th Battalion – Remained in billets – found 600 men for working parties.

7^th Battalion – A quiet day. German snipers with fixed rifles or machine guns fairly active.

8^th Battalion – BLACKDOWN.

Nothing to report, nearly all officers, and men away on leave.