Damien Parer
(1912-1944)
Australian war photographer
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Damien Peter Parer (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He was cinematographer for Australia's first Oscar-winning film, Kokoda Front Line!, an edition of the weekly newsreel, Cinesound Review, which was produced by Ken G. Hall.
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1 August 1912 Malvern, Victoria
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17 September 1944 (aged 32) Peleliu, Palau
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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