Weekly Review No. 140 - Easter Action on Bougainville

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Weekly Review No. 140 - Easter Action on Bougainville

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This intense newsreel reports from the war in the Pacific in Easter 1944, as American, Fijian, and New Zealand soldiers battle the Japanese in the Bougainville jungle. Cameraman Stan Wemyss found himself isolated with a Fijian patrol, amidst casualties and under fire from 'Japs'. He later recounted being so close to the action he could hear troops talking in two languages he couldn't understand; at one point he lays down his camera to pitch a grenade. Grandfather of future actor Russell Crowe...

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1944

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/weekly-review-140-easter-action-on-bougainville-1944

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bougainville / fiji / fijian / fijian soldiers / world war two / second world war / world war ii / pacific war / 3rd division / nissan island / marines / us marines / rnzaf / air force / coloured troops / 1st fiji battalion / flame throwers / casualties / dead / tongan troops / tongan soldiers / death / jap / japanese / jungle / swamp / grenade / small-arms / artillery / russell crowe / stretcher / fighting / war correspondent / african american / african-american / nfu / national film unit

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