| Date of birth |
1912-08-01 |
Malvern, VIC. |
| Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) |
1940-01-10 |
Appointed as official movie photographer to the AIF and sailed for the Middle East. |
| Other |
1942 |
Parer went to New Guinea to cover the fighting against the Japanese. He then travelled to Timor to film Australians of the 2/2nd Independent Company. |
| Date of honour or award |
1943 |
Parer's film 'Kokoda Front Line' was honoured with Australia's first Academy Award. This award was one of four in the best wartime documentary section. The other war documentaries to receive awards in 1943 were 'Battle of Midway', 'Moscow Strikes Back', and ' Prelude to War'. |
| Date of discharge |
1943-08-17 |
Parer left the Department of Information's employ to work for the United States company, Paramount News. |
| Date of death |
1944-09-17 |
Killed on the Island of Peleliu when filming in New Guinea. |
| Date of honour or award |
1945-03-08 |
Gazetted posthumous Mention in Despatches. |
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