Parer's War

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Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Also there is some doubt the uniform is wartime issue.

I was also waiting to see if the soldiers in New Guinea were in Jungle Greens or not as it was Parers film which got them changed from the Middle East Tan to the Jungle Green. That part was correctly played out.

BUT,
who would sit in an ambush situation awaiting the enemy SMOKING? That would be a complete give away. The yanks in Vietnam gave themselves away by using aftershave, etc.

Too many WWI films supposing to show battles in France and Belgium have the soldiers in clean uniforms in the muddy battlefields. You will see this in the upcoming ABC Telemovie "Anzac Girls" on TV in July. My Albion and I are in it. I pointed that out to the producer and she didn't want the expense of having to pay to clean the uniforms. They were also using round Nissen huts in 1915 which hadn't been invented yet. They were invented in late 1916. Their reply was we know and you know but 99.99% of those who watch don't know.

Regards Rick.