| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR84/389 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 8 ITEMS |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Date made | 1942-1964 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 701/079/016 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Parer, Damien Peter (Official War Photographer, Department of Information b.1912 - d.1944)
Description
CONSISTS OF DRAFT NOTES WRITTEN BY PARER RELATING TO FILM MAKING, NEWSCUTTINGS, AND LETTERS TO A W BAZLEY CONTAINING BACKGROUND DETAILS ON PARER AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH R MASLYN WILLIAMS, M SCALES AND MRS ELIZABETH PARER. ALSO INCLUDES A DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGISTRY FILE TITLED 'THE LATE DAMIEN PARER: SERVICE DETAILS' RELATING TO PARER'S ACCREDITATION AS A WAR CORRESPONDENT, HIS ASSIGNMENTS IN 1942-43, A PROPOSAL FOR HIM TO BE RECOGNISED FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE, AND A CLAIM FOR A PENSION BY HIS WIDOW IN 1954. IT INCLUDES PARER'S WAR CORRESPONDENT IDENTITY CARD.