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Shaggy Ridge film footage

Film footage of the battle of Shaggy Ridge is a valuable part of the Memorial’s collection, but is rarely seen today. This clip is taken from Jungle patrol: the New Guinea story of 8 Australian Soldiers, shot by the Commonwealth Film Unit in 1943. The film unit flew with an Australian patrol into the Ramu Valley, and marched with it to Shaggy Ridge. The footage shows artillery bombardments and air attacks on the well-entrenched 78th Regiment, which had dug in around the major features of the six-and-a-half-kilometre-long ridgeline. The shelling supported a company of the 2/27th Battalion, which had successfully established a toehold on the southern slopes of the ridge. Its commander, Lieutenant Bob “Shaggy” Clampett, provided the inspiration for the name of the feature.