Jungle Patrol

Jungle Patrol

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 31, 1944

Runtime

0h 19m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Jungle Patrol

Production Companies

Commonwealth Government of Australia, Ministry of Information

Director

Tom Gurr

Description

This black and white film was made by the Australian government to show Australia's contribution to the New Guinea campaign, for which they thought there had not been sufficient acknowledgement. Jungle Patrol follows the daily experiences of the soldiers, from their initial deployment in Port Moresby, then flying over the Owen Stanley Ranges on board the troop carrier 'Honeymoon Express', to their slog through jungle and steep terrain battling rain, mosquitoes and mud as they march from the Ramu 'Death' Valley up to rejoin their battalion at an outpost on Shaggy Ridge in the Finisterre Range.