Key Information
Reference code
CHARRINGTON 4/20
Title
Correspondence with Brig Henry Latham, 1952, relating to the Australian official history of World War Two
Date(s)
- 1952 Jun 16 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Correspondence between Charrington and Brig Henry Beveridge Latham concerning negative mentions of Charrington in a draft of the Australian official history, entitled Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Army Series Vol II: Greece, Crete and Syria (Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT), dealing with the campaign in Greece in 1941, written by Gavin Long, notably regarding the withdrawal of 1 Armoured Bde to the Thermopylae Line. Includes Latham's replies to Long concerning statements made by Lt Gen Sir Stanley George Savige, then Commander 16 Australian Bde, and Charrington's notes on events as he recalled them. 1 file.