| Accession Number | P02889.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Maker |
Dickinson Monteath Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Damien Parer, official photographer with the Department of Information Film ...
Description
Studio portrait of Damien Parer, official photographer with the Department of Information Film Unit (wearing an Australian war correspondent's uniform) taken during his last leave period before he resigned from the Department of Information. Parer served in the Middle East, Greece and the South-West Pacific from 1940 until his resignation in August 1943 to join the staff of Paramount Pictures Film Services. He was killed on Peleliu Island on 17 September 1944 while filming front line operations with the US Marine Corps.