The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. November 1942. New Guinea natives armed with knives. These people were the "fuzzy wuzzy" angels who acted as bearers for the Australian and other Allied troops, carrying supplies and wounded on the Kokoda Trail during the fighting against the Japanese.
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
Papua-New Guinea, c. 1943. Led by an Australian soldier (in the background), a line of native stretcher-bearers (sometimes called fuzzy wuzzy angels) and other helpers threads its way down a mountaino
NATIVE BEARERS (POPULARLY KNOWN AS FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS) WALK LONG DISTANCES CARRYING HEAVY LOADS OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS BEING CARRIED ON STRETCHERS OUT OF FORWARD BATTLE AREAS THROUGH A MOUNTAIN STREAM BY NATIVE BEARERS (FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS).
OWEN STANLEY RANGES, NEW GUINEA. A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN BEING CARRIED ON A STRETCHER INTO A BASE HOSPITAL OUT OF A FORWARD AREA BY NATIVE BEARERS (FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS).
