2nd East Surrey regiment 1914-1917
My notes from war diaries etc.
1915
- January. The 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment (2 E.Surreys) assembled at Winchester a prepared mobilisation.
- 19 January. The 2 E.Surreys departed Winchester and landed at Le Havre via Southampton.
- 20-21 January. Travelled by train to Hazebrouck near Belgium border.
- 4 February. Marched to Ypres and suffered 1 man wounded first casualty of the war.
- February. Front Line Kruistraat, and Vlamertinqhe, Ypres. Casualties for the month 70 men killed.
- March. The Bn was at Lindenhoek and Dikkiebusch, Belgium Casualties heavy.
- 22 Apr 1915.Nr Zonnebeke, Belgium. Heavy Casualties were taken from a German attack, 216 Men killed in the month most in this period.
- 8 May. Velorenhoek, Belgium. On the front line at Velorenhoek, with heavy casualties, 91 men were killed
- 22 May.Potijze. Trenches at Potijze casualties 29 men killed
- June. Short spell in trenches but a quiet month.
- July. Trenches at Vierstraat, Rosenhilbeek and Loker, Relatively quiet but still 15 men were killed in the month
- August. Trenches at Wulverghem. Quiet time.
- September. Began the month in trenches at Wulverghem Belgium but by 27th 40kms south in trenches at Vermelles in the Lens sector
- 22 October. The battalion arrive at the port of Marseilles and embark for Egypt
- 25 October. Arrival in Alexandria, Egypt.
- 26 November. Embarked on SS Horata for Mudros and from there onto Salonika, Greece arriving on 1st December