[2/22nd Battalion] Rabaul 1941

Accession Number F11558
Collection type Film
Measurement 18 min
Object type Home movie
Physical description 8mm standard/colour (Kodachrome)/silent
Maker Smith, William Allan Geoffrey
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Date made 1941
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Copying Provisions Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Description

One reel of 8mm film containing footage of Rabaul in 1941, filmed by William Allen Geoffrey Smith of 2/22nd Battallion.
Scenes include local children and adults, flowers (bougainvillea and hibiscus), palm trees, a local market and feature some un-named servicemen, although an unknown cameraman did film VX37739 William Allen Geoffrey Smith at 11:53-11:58,12:19-12.32, 13.17-13.44.

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