The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This painting was completed in Scott's London studio in 1919 and appears to relate to the taking of the Malt Trench in the Somme region by the 28th Australian Infantry Battalion, which occurred at around 2.30pm on 2 March 1917. In this incident, according to the 28th Battalion's unit war diary, a party under command of a Lieutenant Allen rushed the German redoubt, taking 14 prisoners of the 67th Regiment and also captured a trench moratar and signalling apparatus. In Charles Bean's official history however, he states that the Germans were in the course of retirement with their machinegun. Bean also notes dense wire being present at this action, which has been omitted in Scott's painting. Despite these minor discrepancies, all other features of the painting indicate that the event depicted was indeed the taking of the Malt Trench.
Lieutenant Allen is likely the officer figure standing in the centre background, who bears the insignia of the 28th Battalion on his helmet. A figure in the left mid-ground also bears the insignia of the 28th Battalion on his arm.
Malt Trench was located between Warlencourt (to the south) and Loupard Wood (to the north), the latter of which is what can likely be seen in the background of this painting.
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