Document 14 - “A Minor Operation”

Official report on 33rd Battalion trench raid at Houplines, 24 February 1917

The commanding officer of the 33rd Battalion wrote this report on the trench raid that Charles led at Houplines on the night of 24 February 1917.

Source: 33rd Battalion AIF War Diary, February 1917, AWM4 23/50/4

Ask Yourself

  1. How does this, the official version, compare with Linklater's personal description in the previous letter?