| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04838 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Object type | Letter |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Waud, Jean Clarice
Description
Two paged typewritten letter by Damien Parer, dated 22 January 1944, to Cec and Jean Waud. Parer discusses general life in Port Moresby; troop shows with Gary Cooper and John Wayne; his admiration for the AIF in New Guinea; working with American forces; filming air raids; and the beauty of the region. Parer was killed by a burst of Japanese machine gun fire while filming US marines during the invasion of Peleliu Island in September the same year.
Jean Waud was a staff sergeant during the Second World War and met Damian Parer through her father who worked with him at the Melbourne Herald office.