The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Uberi, Papua, c. 1942-10. A group of native Papuan carriers is about to evacuate a wounded Australian soldier on a stretcher along the Kokoda Trail from Uberi to the start of the motor road at Owers' Corner. The stretcher is slung below a single carrying bar supported at each end by one of the carriers. Known colloquially as 'fuzzy wuzzy angels', the carriers work in teams of eight under the supervision of a native 'boss boy' and are employed by the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). Standing and looking on at rear (centre, right) is Corporal Rowley, a member of the 2/4th Field Ambulance, while a sign (left) points to the unit latrine. In the background, standing beside a native hut is a large pile of boxes containing ammunition, a state of affairs that probably breaches international convenants forbidding the presence of armaments in a designated Red Cross or medical area.
Uberi, Papua, c. 1942-10. A group of native Papuan carriers sets out from Uberi as they evacuate a wounded Australian soldier on a stretcher along the Kokoda Trail to the start of the motor road at Ow
Uberi, Papua, c. 1942-10. Under the supervision of a 'boss boy' (centre, right), a group of native Papuan carriers sets out from Uberi as they evacuate a wounded Australian soldier on a stretcher alon
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. Informal outdoors portrait of a native Papuan 'boss boy' at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance. Boss boys were in charge of native stretcher-bearer te
Templeton's Crossing area, Papua, 1942-11. A team of native stretcher-bearers, affectionately known as `fuzzy wuzzy angels', carries a wounded Australian soldier through difficult jungle terrain along
Templeton's Crossing area, Papua, 1942-11. A team of native stretcher-bearers, affectionately known as 'fuzzy wuzzy angels', carries a wounded Australian soldier through difficult jungle terrain along
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. Carrying a wounded Australian soldier, a team of native Papuan stretcher-bearers arrives at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance. The stretcher-bearers,
