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Kokoda Trail, Papua, 1942-11. Carrying a pack on his back and using a native bow as a walking stick, NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, pauses briefly on a section of the muddy, jungle track from Myola to Eora Creek. Behind him is a native Papuan labourer, known colloquially as a 'fuzzy wuzzy', who is employed by the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU).
Kokoda Trail, Papua, 1942-11. Two members of the 2/4th Field Ambulance (centre) and three native Papuan carriers pause for a rest on a section of the jungle track from Myola to Eora Creek. Known collo
Jumbora area, Papua, 1942-12-16. Informal outdoors portrait of NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, sitting on a log as he pauses for a rest on the road b
Jumbora area, Papua, 1942-12-16. Informal outdoors portrait of NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, sitting on a log as he pauses for a rest on the road b
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. The gunyah or temporary shelter occupied by NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, stands well camouflaged with jungle foliage at th
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
