Poem telling the story of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of WWII.Poem. "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels".

Rectangular shaped glass covered plastic picture frame showing poem. FUZZY WUZZY ANGELSpoems, fuzzy fuzzy angels, verses, odes.

items in the collection re George Lunn VX76842 2/9 Fld Coy, refer Cat No 5581 for his service history..1) The Borneo book for servicemen, card cover 58 pages, maps, photos, contents are in 10 sections re aspects of life/service in Borneo. At rear is 4 pages of hand written notes possibly by a child. .2) Bok Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and other verses, no covers, 102 pages, contains photos, stories and poetry, held together by 3 staples.booklets, borneo, fuzzy wuzzy

The photograph was taken by George Silk on Christmas Day 1942 near Buna, Papua New Guinea. George Silk was a War Photographer for Australian Government, his appointment began in 1939. He was in New Guinea with the AIF when this photograph was taken.The photograph shows the work and assistance of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels to Australian Servicemen who were Serving in Papua New Guinea during WW2.Photograph - black and white copy of the original in a wooden frame. Statue - free standing bronze statue on a wooden block.Photograph has a information on the bottom of the frame describing the picture and who is the photographer - George Silk. The men in the photograph are Pte G C Whittington 2/10th Battalion AIF and Papuan Raphael Oimbari. The photograph was taken on Christmas Day 1942 near Buna, Papua New Guinea.ww2 fuzzy wuzzy angel, qx23902 pte g c whittington, raphael oimbari, george silk

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Sketch of Fuzzy Wuzzy Angelpicture, ww2, general

Poster documents "Kokoda/Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice" with headings " THE KOKODA LEGEND', THE KOKODA CAMPAIGN', THE FUZZY WUZZY ANGELS', THE BATTLE OF ISURAVA'. Poster - Gold and white print on black background, illustrated with three black and white photographs of scenes along the Kokoda Track, L-R Soldiers Resting. Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel assisting a wounded soldier. View of the ascending track. Gold Rising Sun Badge below centre photo. printed information. Frame - brown stain timber with decorative moulding. Dark grey with outline of cream colour cardboard mount. Glass front.photography-photographs, frame accessories, military history, ww2, kokoda

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels pencil reproductionpicture, ww2, army

Pte G G Whittington of the 2/10 Bn gropes his way to an aid station guided by a Papuan boy. An emergency field dressing covers the face of Whittington and he died from his wounds 2 days later. This is a moving photo depicting the cooperation between the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angles" and the Australian servicemen.Timber framed print with white borderChristmas Day at Buna 1942 Pte. G C Whittingtong g whittington, fuzzy-wuzzy angels

The Kokoda Trail or track is a place of historic significance to many Australians. It is outside Australia in Papua New Guinea.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, papuan, kokoda, kokoda trail, military, soldiers, fuzzy wuzzy angels

Framed Print with heading KOKODA and words Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice underneath. Three photographs relating to the Kokoda Track and four paragraphs with headings "The Kokoda Legend", "The Kokoda Campaign", "The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" and "The Battle of Isurava".Limited edition 1614 0f 5000

The poem "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" was written by H. (Bert) Beros and published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane) on 31 October 1942.This poem gained popularity and was widely read and then published privately by Beros running to several editions. The bookmark produced in 1943 is an example of how revered and popular in the Australian public mind the New Guinea natives became. This bookmark is significant in its association with the popular legend of the loyalty and self sacrifice of the New Guinea natives popularly termed Fuzzy Wuzzy. with the added sobriquet of Angels, in their support of the Australians in New Guinea in World War II without which Australia may not have been able to halt the Japanese advance. It forms part of the biggest bookmark collection in Australia assembled at Hymettus by historian Michael Taffe.Painted figure of New Guinea native on felt marker with caption and date 1943Fuzzy Wuzzy of New Guinea 1943 colour printed on brown feltnew guinea, aif, fuzzy wuzzy, bookmark, kokoda track, world war ii, australia

The Grass skirt is from New Guinea and was given to Edward Turner by a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel. Edward Adrian Turner enlisted in the CMF No V24563 on 14.5.1942 age 19 years, transferred to the 2nd AIF as VX112851 on 3.10.1942. Active service is listed as Darwin 26.2.1944 - 19.3.1945, New Guinea area 12.6.1945 - 9.4.1946, discharged from the 2nd AIF 20.8.1946 with the rank of Signaller Linesman in 15th Line section.Grass skirt with plaited waist band, natural toning.grass skirt, new guinea, fuzzy wuzzy, clothing

WW2, Kokoda trail 1942 Raphael Oimbari (d. 1996) was a Papuan orderly and national hero of Papua New Guinea, famously known as a "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel" during World War II. He was immortalized in an iconic photograph taken by war photographer George Silk on Christmas Day 1942, which depicts Oimbari leading a blinded, wounded Australian soldier, Private George "Dick" Whittington, to a casualty clearing station. The image stands as one of the most enduring symbols of wartime mateship between Australia and Papua New Guinea. More information -https://kokodahistorical.com.au/diggers-stories/george-whittington-and-raphael-oimbari One of the most famous photographs from PNG in WW2two figures mounted on small stand on a larger oval base 26 mm x 23 mm. Overal height 35mmon base front- RAPHAEL OIMBARI LEADING A WOUNDED DIGGER. On base rear MADE IN AUSTRALIA Base underside – Astor Base Metal 02 97500111 Reg Des ww2, mateship, casualty of war, png

.1) Poem, The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. Top half has black print on white background. Bottom half has black / white photo of Angels carrying the wounded on stretchers. Poem & photo are framed with broken wooden frame, glass front & fawn cardboard backing. .2) Poem, Gallipoli, by St Sgt Sydney BOLITHO 6 Battalion AIF. Written at Gaba Tepe 25.11. 1915. Poem is in black print on white background with black / white photo of S BOLITHO on RHS bottom. Tan wooden frame, glass front, black cardboard backing..1) On rear: 2 white stickers, 1. “2850” 2. “D16” .2) In black texta on rear top of frame: “Tom & Libby Luke”poems, fuzzy wuzzy, galipoli

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