AWM Collection Record: 000401

AWM image 000401

ID Number: 000401
Maker: Cranstone, Edward 'Ted' L F
Place made: Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Informal portrait of Damien Parer about to embark on the transport ship Empress of Japan. Parer was an official military photographer and cameraman with the Department of Information Film Unit. He 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 17 September 1944 while filming front line operations with the US Marine Corps. (This image supersedes 055057, which was an inferior copy) (Original nitrate negative held in AWM nitrate store).
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Copyright holder: Copyright Expired
Related subject: Embarkation; Photographers; Portraits
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:22:50 GMT

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